Disgraced monk's assets frozen; Wirapol given 30 days to verify
By English News



BANGKOK, July 22 – The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has seized 59 listed assets of fugitive defrocked monk Wirapol Sukphon and plans to confiscate 10 plots of land and 23 cars also listed in his name next week.

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RT@BBCPeterHunt: The Duchess of Cambridge is in labour and has gone to give birth at the private Lindo Wing at St. Mary's Hospital in London.

Anti-Thai military banners, graffiti cover Narathiwat, Pattani
By English News

ARATHIWAT, July 22 -- Anti-Thai military banners, as well as spray-painted messages on roads and bridges were found across Thailand's southernmost provinces of Narathiwat and Pattani, with local authorities rushing to remove the graffiti.

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VIDEO: Thailand's former Olympic badminton team brawls at competition, acts like children
By Coconuts Bangkok

VANCOUVER: -- A spat between two of Thailand's top badminton players turned ugly Sunday when Bodin "Art" Issara and Maneepong "A" Jongjit started a fistfight during an international competition in Vancouver, Canada.

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Duchess of Cambridge in labour

London - Kate, Britain’s duchess of Cambridge, is in labour and was admitted Monday morning to hospital in London, the palace said.

Kate, 31, was accompanied by her husband, Prince William, in her drive to St Mary’s Hospital while she was in the early stages of labour, it said.

The child is the first for the couple, who married in April 2011,and will be the third in line to the throne after Prince Charles, the baby’s grandfather, and the duke of Cambridge

-- The Nation 2013-07-22

Headstrong Phuket buffalo causes three accidents
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The car flipped after hitting a buffalo. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: A pregnant buffalo that wandered onto the bypass road late Saturday night withstood the blows of three cars before dying in the median strip.

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GREAT KATE WAIT
Royal baby wait almost over as duchess goes into labour


Photo : EPA

London - Kate, Britain's duchess of Cambridge, is in labour and was admitted Monday morning to hospital in London, the palace said.

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PRACHIN BURI
Temple "drowns" under heavy animal population

PRACHIN BURI: -- Temples are no longer home to just Buddhist monks and the religious faithful but also to dozens of wild animals and abandoned pets including pythons, tortoises, pigs and rabbits.

These animals have now become a burden to the monks. Kanchit Khantidhrammo, abbot of Wat Pa Pavanadhram in Prachin Buri, says his temple is having to shoulder the feeding costs of about 80 wild animals and pets, which have been abandoned by their owners.

The wild animals living at the temple, located at Moo 2, Tambon Lat Takian, in Kabin Buri district, include 4 monkeys, 3 pythons, 3 turtles, 10 rabbits, and a wild pig. There are also around 50 cats and dogs.

Kanchit said that in the past the temple would try and release the animals in their natural habitat but the problem has grown worse with people still abandoning unwanted pets at the temple.

"We can not deny them refuge. The only thing that we can do is take them in and feed them. But that is now impossible as we simply do not have enough food," the abbot said.

The temple is trying to contact concerned agencies to take these animals from the temple and either release them in the wild or find them new homes.

-- The Nation 2013-07-22

Pattani subdistrict chief ambushed, shot dead going home in Yaring district; personal conflict not ruled out /MCOT

Army denies using violence during Ramadan
By English News

BANGKOK, Jul 22 – The Thai army today brushed aside criticism that it has resorted to force and violence in dealing with suspected militants in the southern border provinces during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Army deputy spokesman Winthai Suvaree said that military personnel, on the contrary, have emphasised facilitating Muslim people in observing their religious rituals and providing security to the general public.

He expressed sympathy over a violent incident last week in which a Thai Muslim citizen, identified as Masupian Mama, was shot dead in Narathiwat, saying the dead man was a suspect in the murder of a teacher and several bombings in the southern province.

Mr Masupian fired on military personnel who had no choice but to shoot back, he said.

In another case, Col Winthai said soldiers on patrol came upon Amli Jehsoh, a suspect in making and planting bombs, who did not resist arrest, and willingly turned himself in to the authorities.

Mr Amli was released on bail and allowed to perform religious ceremonies with his family at home, he said.

Regarding a clash with five or six militants in Narathiwat on Sunday, Col Winthai said all the men in the group fled, but the authorities seized their arms, ammunition, preserved food, a gas cylinder and some military camouflage uniforms.

He said some militants disguised themselves in Thai military uniforms, creating misunderstanding among the local populace when violence took place.

The fasting month of Ramadan ends on August 7. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2013-07-22

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