Thailand Live Friday 16 Aug 2013

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Thailand unveils elder-friendly mini robot
By English News

BANGKOK, Aug 16 - Thailand's Department of Industrial Promotion has unveiled its latest mini robot designed to help take care of the elderly and patients

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/661228-thailand-unveils-elder-friendly-mini-robot/

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RT@RichardBarrow: It's nice that they built a wheelchair ramp at this police station in #Thailand but I think they forgot something pic.twitter.com/LaNQ7wg8qE

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UPDATE:
Contamination in and around Samet cause for concern
Pongphon Sarnsamak
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The results of the second test of contaminated seawater around Koh Samet caused by the oil spill have shown that the level of the Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) is 200 times over the accepted standard, an informed source said Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/661124-oil-spill-pcd-delays-disclosure-of-results-on-samet-water/#entry6722912

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I'll clear my name vows former Radio One DJ Dave Lee Travis as he's charged with 12 sex attacks over 30 years
Accused of 11 counts of indecent assault and a count of sexual assault
The offences are alleged to have taken place between 1977 and 2007
Charges relate to nine suspected victims aged between 15 and 29
Former BBC Radio One DJ to appear at court in London on August 23
DLT says he's 'disappointed police and CPS decided to bring charges'
By CHRIS GREENWOOD and MARK DUELL

LONDON: -- Dave Lee Travis vowed to clear his name last night after he was charged with 12 sexual offences, some dating back to the 1970s.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/661239-former-bbc-radio-1-dj-dave-lee-travis-charged-with-sexual-assault/

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Our Experience Proves Violence Is Not Answer, Thai Govt Tells Egypt

By Khaosod Online


Activists protesting the violence in Egypt, near the Egyptian Embassy in Bangkok (photo by Prachatai)

BANGKOK: -- Thailand′s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a statement calling for the Egyptian authorities to exercise restraint and bring a halt to the ongoing violence that has claimed over 500 lives.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/661242-our-experience-proves-violence-is-not-answer-thai-govt-tells-egypt/

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German funds for border demining
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- German Ambassador to Thailand, Rolf Schulze and Kim Warren, programme manager for APOPO in Thailand sign an agreement on August 14 to provide 281,000 Euros (Bt11.7 million) support for landmine clearing along Thai-Cambodian borders.

APOPO is a Belgian non-governmental organisation with headquarters in Tanzania and operations in Mozambique, Thailand, Angola and Cambodia.

A statement from German Embassy in Thailand said the NGO has closely worked with Thailand Mine Action Centre and Germany has supported the demining operations along Thai-Cambodian border since last year.


-- The Nation 2013-08-16

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Thai man shows his penis to foreign tourists at an internet café in Chiang Mai

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/661248-thai-man-shows-his-penis-to-foreign-tourists-at-an-internet-cafe-in-chiang-mai/

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Murdered pregnant woman found bound in duct-tape and stuffed in suitcase
By Coconuts Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- The dead body of a brutally murdered Thai woman, age 35-40, was found in a mysterious black suitcase abandoned in Bangkok's Phra Khanong neighborhood.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/661249-bangkok-murdered-pregnant-woman-found-bound-in-duct-tape-and-stuffed-in-suitcase/

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THAI-MYANMAR RELATIONS
Thailand deports suspected drug trafficker to Myanmar

BANGKOK: -- Thai authorities, in a rare show of cross-border police cooperation, on Friday deported a suspected methamphetamine trafficker to Myanmar, where he faces an arrest warrant.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/661250-thailand-deports-suspected-drug-trafficker-to-myanmar/

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Anti-cheating helmets were student idea, says professor
By Coconuts Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok's Kasetsart University announced today that it has decided to end the use of its anti-cheating helmets.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/661252-anti-cheating-helmets-were-student-idea-says-professor/

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Pyrotechnic meth-dealer caught red handed in Krabi
Phuket Gazette


Songpol Nakbutr, center, arrested for selling ya bah in Krabi. Sopon Kerdsook, left, and Somsak Petcharak, arrested for drug possession. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

KRABI: -- A pyrotechnic meth-dealer announcing full stocks of ya bah (methamphetamine) pills with firecrackers had his bubble burst by Krabi police yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/661257-pyrotechnic-meth-dealer-caught-red-handed-in-krabi/

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Australian Arrested In Pattaya for Threatening Australian Embassy


An Australian national was arrested for threatening the Australian embassy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/661260-australian-arrested-in-pattaya-for-threatening-australian-embassy/

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IKEA
IKEA recall children's beds after reports of broken metal rod


Photo : Ikea

BANGKOK: -- Ikea, the world's leading furniture chain, has recalled two junior beds after several reports of a broken metal rods which expose sharp edges and could injure a sleeping child.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/661263-ikea-recall-childrens-beds-after-reports-of-broken-metal-rod/

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SET index closed at 1445.76, down 7.31; Bt/USD31.14; GBP48.57; AUD28.45; EUR41.44; CAD30.07; HKD4.01; SGD24.39; JPY31.80

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UPDATE:
Officer who fired M16 may have drug problem
Patinya Iamtarn
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Police have pressed an additional charge of drug abuse against a police lieutenant colonel who opened fire in a Bangkok police station on Wednesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/661131-police-officer-arrested-for-assault-in-bangkoks-khlong-tan-police-station/page-3?p=6723636#entry6723636

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UPDATE:

Thai students given blinkers to stop cheating

BANGKOK, August 16, 2013 (AFP) - A Thai university has taken drastic steps to stop would-be cheats by introducing makeshift 'blinkers' for its examinees, thwarting students tempted by a furtive glance at their peers' exam papers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/661252-anti-cheating-helmets-were-student-idea-says-professor/#entry6724154

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Four Narathiwat police officers shot dead
By English News

NARATHIWAT, Aug 16 - A pickup truck carrying four police officers was fired on by gunmen hiding in roadside bushes who then emerged to shoot all the officers to death, local police said.

The shooting took place in Ruso district as the four officers were rushing to inspect a violent incident elsewhere in the district. Their vehicle were hit by a hail of bullets which sent it veering off the road. An unknown number of gunmen then emerged from roadside bushes and fired a number of shots more, making certain their victims were dead.

All four police officers were found dead in their vehicle.

The dead men were identified as Pol Lt Pichai Pathumsuwan, Pol Sub Lt Anuwat Khunlad, Pol Sgt Prom Khongthong, and Pol Sgt Supachai Sripakdi.

Police investigators initially believed the violence was the work of militants who lured the ill-fated police officers to inspect another crime scene only for them to become victims themselves. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2013-08-16

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to continue:

Thailand Live Saturday 17 Aug 2013

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/661360-thailand-live-saturday-17-aug-2013/