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Thailand Live Sunday 21 Jul 2013

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THAI-US RELATIONS
'Obama keen to visit Thailand again'
Tanatpong Kongsai
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Revealing that US President Barack Obama was keen to visit Thailand again, Thai ambassador to the United States Chaiyong Satjipanon vowed to promote Thai tourism after Bangkok won the World's Best City Award for the fourth year in a row.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/655106-obama-keen-to-visit-thailand-again/

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ARE YOU GAME
Reds' devil-may-care attitude has won them few fans
Kitinan Sanguansak

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BANGKOK: -- English Premier League champions Manchester United and Europa League winners Chelsea left the country with different results from their exhibition matches in the capital. The two clubs were here to mark the 80th Anniversary of Boon Rawd Brewery, with whom they have lucrative deals as global partners. But the feeling of supporters was as contrasting as the outcome for the teams' new managers.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/655107-reds-devil-may-care-attitude-has-won-them-few-fans/

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DSI to seek extradition of ex-monk
Piyanut Tumnukasetchai
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will contact immigration authorities in 20 countries to seek the extradition of former monk Wirapol Sukpol - known as Luang Pu Nenkham - back to Thailand to face criminal charges, including statutory rape of a minor, DSI director-general Tarit Pengdith said yesterday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/655109-dsi-to-seek-extradition-of-ex-monk/

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Injured soldiers promise to keep up the good fight
Thanapat Kitjakosol
The Sunday Nation

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Paramilitary ranger Sgt Major Samran Khongkul, being treated for multiple injuries, wants to return to service after he makes a full recovery.

BANGKOK: -- New retiree Prasit Kanjanakhlod spends most of his free time taking care of his son and only child Lieutenant Sukrit, who was wounded in a bomb attack in Narathiwat in May. Sukrit, 27, a soldier attached to the 151st infantry regiment, suffered multiple injuries - a broken spine and pelvis.

Sukrit said he volunteered to work in the Deep South shortly after graduating from the military academy and wants to return to service after making a full recovery, hopefully in September. He said his father's care for him, and regular visits by friends and relatives had given him new hope.

Meanwhile, Army Sergeant Bukholee Minsomboon, attached to the 43rd paramilitary ranger regiment, sustained injuries to his left shoulder and the lower part of his body in an ambush by insurgents that took place in June. He now has a number of metal plates as a result of internal injuries. A squad leader, aged 35, said he enlisted in the ranger unit six years ago because he wanted to help bring an end to the violence.

Bukholee is a local Muslim, which makes him well-suited to be a member of the all-volunteer ranger unit. He said he would return to service after recovering, although he expects his recovery could take some time yet. But Bukholee said he did not feel neglected as he had got excellent treatment, as well medical cover he was entitled to.

A third soldier - Sergeant Major Samran Khongkul, attached to 44th paramilitary ranger regiment, receives constant care from his wife Suda, so he was always in good spirits. His two legs and left arm were broken in a bomb attack in April.

Samran, 53, said he will return to service after full recovery and plans to continue his career in the military until retirement.

"I am never demoralised by my injuries, and I am always proud of my 23 years of service to the country," he said.

Samran said he kept telling his second son, who recently entered the army's non-commissioned military college, to be determined and to serve his country after he graduates.

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-- The Nation 2013-07-21

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Fetus washes ashore in Phuket, police searching for mother
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Rescue workers carry the fetus from the beach after it washed ashore last night. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: A 6-month-old fetus that police believe was dumped at sea washed ashore at Saphan Hin last night.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/655112-fetus-washes-ashore-in-phuket-police-searching-for-mother/

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RT@ChadapornLin: Fire guts 4 houses and kills 39 yr old man in Soi Krungthonburi 1 behind Wongwienyai BTS; blaze under control now

RT@ChadapornLin: At 6am, 18-wheeled truck in accident with vehicle blocking all inbound lanes on Rama IV near Klongtoey Market

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RT@RichardBarrow: Due to the alcohol ban for the Buddhist holiday on Monday & Tuesday, the Full Moon Party is postponed until Wednesday.

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Phuket Opinion: Saving swimmers by keeping them out of the sea
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The head of the Kata-Karon Lifeguard Club says tourists need to listen to lifeguards instead of risking their own lives. Photo: Chutharat Plerin

Phang Nga native Uten Singsom, 37, has been working as a lifeguard for 14 years, first at Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort in Patong and for the past three years on Karon Beach. Today, he is the head of the Kata-Karon Lifeguard Club. Here he talks about what government and hotels should do to make Phuket beaches safer and stop tourists from drowning.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/655137-phuket-opinion-saving-swimmers-by-keeping-them-out-of-the-sea/

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One million baht worth of Siamese rosewood confiscated in Nakhon Phanom

BANGKOK, 21 July 2013 (NNT) – Over 60 logs of protected wood, worth more than one million baht, have been confiscated in Nakhon Phanom before being smuggled out of the country.

Nakhon Phanom officers have made a seizure of 64 logs of Siamese rosewood in Chai Buri District where the 1 million baht worth of protected wood was being smuggled out of Thailand.

According to the officers, the wood was going to be delivered by boat, but with the interception of the officers, the attempt failed. However, the smugglers managed to get away.

The wood is believed to have been delivered from another province. The smugglers were going to sneak the wood through Laos and Vietnam, while the true destination was believed to be China.

At this stage, the police will use the information on the car confiscated along with the wood to track down the perpetrators.

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Most violence in restive south during Ramadan either personal or drug-related cases

BANGKOK, 21 July 2013 (NNT) – Army Spokesman Colonel Pramote Promin says most of the violence taking place in the restive south during the fasting month of Ramada is either personal or drug-related cases.

The spokesperson revealed after having met with Muslim leaders in the area, saying that the leaders have confirmed that most of the violence cases happening in the violence-torn south during the holy month of Ramadan are either personal or drug-motivated, not an insurgency movement.

He has also affirmed that officers in the Deep South are doing their job and have always been abiding by laws and security measures as they would never harm a resident. He also brushed aside the rumor that claimed Thai officers were responsible in the recent shooting of a village guard.

Meanwhile, Lt Gen Paradorn Pattanathabutr, Secretary General of the National Security Council (NSC), said the claim by Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) leader Hassan bin Toyib was not true as Thailand did not break the agreement of toning down violence during Ramadan. The secretary general also expects that there will be another peace talk between the Thai government and the BRN after the Ramadan period.

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DSI tight-lipped about ex-monk Nen Kham's location for fear of disrupting investigation, AMLO says only Bt300,000 in assets seized /MCOT

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Korat Policeman Allegedly Assaulted A man After Merely Asking For Directions

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A teacher went to complain with Korat Police officers after he was slapped by a traffic police officer. He said that parked next to the officer and asked him for directions, but he suddenly assaulted him, which lead to the complaint.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/655194-korat-policeman-allegedly-assaulted-a-man-after-merely-asking-for-directions/

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Rubber planters to ask govt to solve falling prices
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SONGKHLA, July 21--- A network of rubber growers in the southern province of Songkhla planned to submit a letter urging the government on July 24 to shore up the declining price of rubber.

Chayan Sangkhapaitoon, leader of a network of rubber farmers in 14 southern provinces, said that Songkhla rubber growers and rubber planters nationwide are scheduled to stage a rally this Wednesday, aiming to call on the government to tackle the price problem.

Representatives of Songkhla rubber growers will gather at the provincial city and submit a letter to the government via the provincial governor demanding they speed up taking actions against the slump in rubber prices.

Currently, rubber prices have continued to dip.The price of raw rubber sheets stands at Bt70-72 per kilogramme while the price of rubber latex is at Bt62-65 per kilogramme. (MCOT online news)

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Deputy PM Pracha visits South to join in fasting at Pattani central mosque on Sunday, policies to tackle violence in South remains the same /MCOT

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RT@RichardBarrow: Sale of alcohol in #Thailand is banned from midnight on Sunday until midnight on Tuesday. Fine is ฿10,000 and/or 6 months in prison.

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