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Thailand Live Saturday 10 Aug 2013

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Anti-govt movement may suspend protest
By English News

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BANGKOK, Aug 10 - The anti-government People’s Army against the Thaksin Regime (PATR) said the group may suspend its rally against the parliamentary deliberation of controversial amnesty bill if the public disagrees with its demonstration.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659735-anti-govt-movement-may-suspend-protest/

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UPDATE:
Blair, Annan to contribute to reform effort
The Nation

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Yingluck says former UK and UN leaders agree to take part in forum next month

BANGKOK: -- Former British prime minister Tony Blair and ex-United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan have agreed to contribute to Thailand's political-reform effort, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659637-tony-blair-and-kofi-annan-unofficially-accept-invitation-yingluck/page-2#entry6701820

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ENTERTAINMENT

Celebrity news beats reports from Parliament any day

Asina Pornwasin


BABGKOK: -- THERE WERE MANY topics buzzing on social-media platforms this week, especially Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pantip.com, though the two biggest ones were the controversial amnesty bill and the marriage of fugitive politician Vatana Asavahame's son Chonsawat "Ae" and actress Janie Thienphosuvan.


A quick browse through the news feeds in Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pantip.com showed that these two topics were holding several people's attention, though Janie and Ae's story trumped the goings-on in Parliament.


In fact, there was a very clear split between social-media users and what held their attention. These two very different topics also proved how Thais rely on social media to share and access information in real-time.


Then there is Pantip.com, the only Thai-language social-media platform, which played a key role in digging up details about Janie and Ae.


Judging from the number of comments, "likes" and "shares", it was clear that people were more interested in the celebrity wedding than what was happening in Parliament.


The matrimonial tie-up was revealed to the media on Thursday - the day the amnesty bill came up for discussion in the House of Representatives.


According to Thailand Trending (@thaitrend), the hashtag for Janie and Ae (#MBHJA) was mentioned at least 27,861 times, ranking it the second most popular topic on Twitter. Meanwhile, #Amnesty came in at 13, with only 3,216 mentions in a day.


Janie and Ae's story was also top story on Instagram - a platform that is very popular among celebrities.


Apisilp Trunanont, product development manager at Pantip.com, said that on Thursday the number of unique users at Pantip.com rose by 13 per cent, while the traffic increased by 50 per cent.


He said this was because visitors kept refreshing their news feed to read new comments about, you guessed it, Janie and Ae!


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-- The Nation 2013-08-10

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Scare tactic successful, says crime suppression chief
Pakorn Puengnetr,
Asina Pornwasin
The Nation

THE CHIEF of the police's Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) yesterday admitted to using as a scare tactic a police warning to take criminal action against those who "like" or share anti-government statements on social media deemed harmful to national security.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659737-social-media-scare-tactic-successful-says-crime-suppression-chief/

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ANALYSIS
Ball now in govt's court as BRN peace talks look to be over
Don Pathan
The Nation
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BANGKOK: -- It is not the first time that Hassan Taib, the "liaison" for the ongoing dialogue between the Barisan Revolusi Nasional-Coordinate (BRN-C) and the Thai government, has threatened to quit the peace process. But he keeps coming back to relay more or less the same demands and the process has continued.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659738-ball-now-in-govts-court-as-brn-peace-talks-look-to-be-over-thai-analysis/

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AGING POPULATION
Plan now for ageing population, NESDB director urges
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The director of the National Economic and Social Development Board has urged state agencies to draw up a family-development plan that anticipates a highly dependent population after 2040, as academics expect Thailand to have a workforce insufficient to support the rate of consumption as the number of elderly people rises.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659739-plan-now-for-ageing-thai-population-nesdb-director-urges/

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Army Chief Says Soldiers Did Not Kill 6 Wat Pathum Victims

By Khaosod Online

BANGKOK: -- The chief of Royal Thai Army insisted that the military was not involved in the deaths of 6 civilians shot dead as they sought shelter inside a temple during the 2010 military crackdown.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659744-thai-army-chief-says-soldiers-did-not-kill-6-wat-pathum-victims/

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AMNESTY BILL
Govt adopts handsoff policy with vetting panel
Somroutai Sapsomboon
The Nation

The amnesty bill is a parliamentary issue, ruling party and prime minister insist

BANGKOK: -- THE STEPS being taken to set up a committee tasked with vetting the amnesty bill clearly show that the government has adopted a hands-off policy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659746-thai-amnesty-bill-govt-adopts-handsoff-policy-with-vetting-panel/

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PTTGC may have to pay only 'small compensation'
Pongphon Sarnsamak
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- PTT Global Chemical may only have to pay about Bt200 million - a relatively small compensation amount - for all damage caused by the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand off Rayong, an economic expert has said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659747-rayong-oil-spill-pttgc-may-have-to-pay-only-small-compensation/

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UPDATE:

Spill probe results on Wednesday
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- An independent committee tasked with determining the cause of the recent oil leak in the Gulf of Thailand has postponed the announcement of its probe results till Wednesday. The were initially due to release the results yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659669-plodprasop-in-ao-phrao-samet/?p=6701902#entry6701902

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Pattaya Police Volunteer in sexual relationship with 14 year old Girl



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PATTAYA:--A 28 year old Pattaya Police Volunteer was arrested in the early hours of Saturday after the father of a 14 year old girl reported the volunteer was in a sexual relationship with her.



Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659759-pattaya-police-volunteer-in-sexual-relationship-with-14-year-old-girl/


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Mexican Druglord Rafael Caro Quintero Released After 28 Years In Prison

MEXICO – August 10, 2013; A Mexican court on Friday ordered the release of the druglord Rafael Caro Quintero after 28 years in prison, overturning his conviction for the 1985 kidnap and killing of an American Drug Enforcement Administration agent.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659767-mexican-druglord-rafael-caro-quintero-released-after-28-years-in-prison/

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Foreign investors highly concerned over Thailand's political tension
Nophakhun Limsamarnphun, The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Pheu Thai-led government pushed the controversial amnesty bill through its first reading in the House of Representatives on Thursday, raising the spectre of a renewed political confrontation between government supporters and their opponents inside Parliament and possibly on the streets.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659769-foreign-investors-highly-concerned-over-thailands-political-tension/

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RT @chadapornlin: Somdet Kiew, abbot of Wat Saket, who's been carrying out His Holiness the Supreme Patriarch's duties, has passed away at 85

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UPDATE:

Patong Mayor Pian Keesin targetted in DSI’s investigations list
Phuket Gazette

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DSI Director-general Tarit Pengdith (center) has started naming names. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- Long-serving Mayor of Patong Pian Keesin, as well as ten other people and suspect locations, has been named on a Department of Special Investigations (DSI) blacklist regarding illegal taxis.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659670-dsi-boss-warns-phukets-influential-people/page-2#entry6702510

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Father And Son Missing For 40 Years After Vietnam War Found In Forest

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AN 82-year-old man and his 41-year-old son have been found living in a forest in central Vietnam after they went missing during the country's war with the US.

VIETNAM – August 10, 2013; The older man could communicate a little in the Cor ethnic minority language, but his son only knew a few words, an official at Tay Tra commune in Quang Ngai province said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659786-father-and-son-missing-for-40-years-after-vietnam-war-found-in-forest/

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PM vows to develop Thai trains, uplift Thais' living standards
By English News

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BANGKOK, Aug 10 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday vowed to develop Thai rail transport for the country's development and to uplift the peoples' living standard.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659791-pm-yingluck-vows-to-develop-thai-trains-uplift-thais-living-standards/

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OBITUARY
Somdej Kiew dies at 85
The Nation

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BANGKOK: -- Somdej Phra Puttajarn, the abbot of Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan who has been commonly known as Somdet Kiew, passed away today morning due to blood stream infection.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659790-somdej-phra-puttajarn-kiew-passes-away/?p=6702841

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Trio of top cops gather to promote Phuket safety, again
Phuket Gazette

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Police Commissioner Gen Adul Saengsingkaew (left) and Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut chat with tourists in Patong. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- The two highest-ranking police officers in Thailand joined Phuket’s top cop in Patong yesterday evening in the latest campaign to safeguard tourism revenue by convincing tourists that Phuket is a safe place to vacation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659806-trio-of-top-cops-gather-to-promote-phuket-safety-again/

Ao Phrao Beach Big Cleaning Day starts; volunteers arrive, but only enough to cover half of beach's 300-metre length due to morning rain /MCOT

UPDATE


Government insists peace talks with BRN will continue


By English News



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BANGKOK, Aug 10 - The Pheu Thai-led government said today that peace talks between the Thai government and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) militant group would continue.



Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659738-ball-now-in-govts-court-as-brn-peace-talks-look-to-be-over-thai-analysis/


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Pattaya Tourist Police arrest German fake police and suspected child molester

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PATTAYA: -- In the early hours of Saturday, Pattaya’s Tourist Police arrested a 32 year old German National accused of impersonating a Police Officer and of molesting children under the age of 15 after video clips and explicit pictures were found on his mobile phone and on memory cards found at his home.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659815-pattaya-tourist-police-arrest-german-fake-policeman-and-suspected-child-molester/

Four Thai nationals kidnapped in southern Nigeria: officials

LAGOS, August 10, 2013 (AFP) - A gang has abducted four Thai nationals in southern Nigeria in what was believed to be a ransom kidnapping, while a Nigerian drowned in the incident, a local official said Saturday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659880-four-thai-nationals-kidnapped-in-southern-nigeria-officials/

Nightmare island where traffickers imprison Burma's Rohingya
JOHN SPARKS
Asia Correspondent

BANGKOK: -- Beaten, imprisoned and sold into slavery - Channel 4 News reveals the fate of Burma's Muslim Rohingya refugees, who flee conflict only to end up in the clutches of brutal human traffickers.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/659878-nightmare-island-where-traffickers-imprison-burmas-rohingya/

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