Phuket:

Cable firm struggles to hook up English soccer fans

BANGKOK: -- CTH Plc, the broadcast rights holder for English Premier League (EPL) matches has admitted that some subscribers will not get satellite dishes or cable set-top boxes in time for the big kick-off on August 17.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/658649-cable-firm-struggles-to-hook-up-english-soccer-fans/

POLITICS
FM to explain ISA to envoys and int'l agencies
Nantida Puangthong
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said on Monday that he would hold a meeting with foreign ambassadors to Thailand and representatives of international organisations in the afternoon to brief them on the political situation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/658651-thailands-foreign-minister-surapong-to-explain-isa-to-envoys-and-intl-agencies/

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
No amnesty for rights abusers : HRW
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A proposed amnesty law should not include people who ordered or carried out human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/658654-no-thai-amnesty-for-human-rights-abusers-hrw/

UPDATE:
Kittiratt: Anti-govt protests bad news for economy

BANGKOK, 5 August 2013 (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong warns the ongoing protests against the government might affect the economy and calls on all sides to stay peaceful.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/658604-thailand-anti-amnesty-bill-group-to-tell-global-community-of-its-stance/#entry6686394

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UPDATE:

TV news editor faces police interrogation
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Sermsuk Kasitipradit, political and security editor of Thai PBS, was among four persons facing police interrogation, following their postings on social media which could disturb society, a senior police office said on Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/658612-four-people-to-be-summoned-for-posting-unwanted-texts-on-social-media/page-2#entry6686522

Mass Phuket beach rescue, five tourists pulled from water – one pronounced dead
Phuket Gazette


A lifeguard ropes off a section of Karon Beach in an attempt to stop tourists from ignoring red flag warnings. Photo: Chutharat Plerin

PHUKET: -- Lifeguards at Karon Beach, on Phuket’s southwest coast, staged a mass rescue of five tourists this afternoon after a large wave nearly swept a group of men out to sea.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/658667-mass-phuket-beach-rescue-five-tourists-pulled-from-water-one-pronounced-dead/

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Thailand Live Tuesday 6 Aug 2013

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/658770-thailand-live-tuesday-6-aug-2013/