Thailand Live Wednesday 4 Sep 2013

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RT@USEmbassyBKK: Amb @KristieKenney visits the USAID's Control and Prevention of Tuberculosis (CAP-TB) Project at Rayong hospital. pic.twitter.com/PI1nLF2Jpm

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Authorities Plan Turning Prison Into Transport Hub
By Khaosod Online



BANGKOK: -- Finance Transport Kittirat na Ranong has announced a plan to develop a prison in northern Bangkok into a bustling transport complex.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665632-authorities-plan-turning-bangkoks-klong-prem-prison-into-transport-hub/

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Commerce Ministry wants Thailand to be ASEAN logistics hub
By English News



BANGKOK, Sept 4 - Thailand's Ministry of Commerce hopes that Thailand will become the logistics hub of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665636-commerce-ministry-wants-thailand-to-be-asean-logistics-hub/

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Excise dept cashes in on higher tabs
By English News

BANGKOK, Sept 4 – Taxes on alcoholic drinks including beer, wine and liquor are up 10-15 per cent, starting today, with the Excise Department predicting a growth in revenue from taxes at more than Bt10 billion this year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665571-thailand-alcohol-excise-taxes-raised/page-3#entry6789174

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SWEDISH JET
Thai Air Force to take delivery of 3 Gripen jets today
Panya Thiewsangwal
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Three Gripen fighter jets will be delivered to Thailand later today, two days later than scheduled, after one of them was struck by lighting while flying over India.

The accident caused minor damage to an electronic system, Air Force spokesman AVM Monthon Satchukorn said Wednesday.

He dismissed a previous report that the jet was severely damaged and had to make an emergency landing in India.

The three jets landed at an Indian airport because they had to refuel. Technicians also took the opportunity to check the lighteninghit jet and change some parts.

Monthon said the delivery of three jets, which is the last batch of the total of 12 Gripen jets the Air Force has purchased from Sweden and previously slated for delivery on Tuesday, was the responsibility of Sweden.

Sweden would therefore fix the jet before giving it to the Thai air force, he explained adding that, once the jets arrive at Wing 7 in Surat Thani, the mechanics would check them again before the air force would use them.


-- The Nation 2013-09-04

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RT @breakingnews: President Obama arrives in Stockholm, Sweden, for 1st stop on 3-day overseas trip - @AP

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'Easy Pass' toll card does not let some drivers pass easily
By Coconuts Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- Since the implementation of the toll increase on Sept. 1, many Easy Pass card users have reported that their cards fail to let them pass the automatic barrier gates stationed at tolls.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665643-easy-pass-toll-card-does-not-let-some-drivers-pass-easily/

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COMPETITIVENESS
Thailand's ranking up one notch
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Thailand's competitiveness ranking went up by one notch to the 37th place, among 148 economies, according to World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014. Last year, it was ranked the 38th, among 144 economies.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665644-thailands-ranking-up-one-notch-competitiveness-report/

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Phuket beach bar blaze was arson, says owner
Eakkapop Thongtub


Not much was left by the time the fire was extinguished.

PHUKET: -- Fire destroyed a no-name beer bar at Bangtao Beach just before midnight last night (September 3). No one was hurt but the financial loss to the owners of the bar, Sanong Aon-dee and his wife, was estimated at about B300,000.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665648-phuket-beach-bar-blaze-was-arson-says-owner/

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Army Chief: Satisfaction is prerequisite for reconciliation

BANGKOK, 4 September 2013 (NNT) – Army Chief Prayuth Chan-ocha says only when all parties find a common point of satisfaction will reconciliation and peace to the ongoing political conflict arise.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665652-thai-army-chief-satisfaction-is-prerequisite-for-reconciliation/

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UPDATE:
Thai rubber protesters target southern airport

SURAT THANI , September 4, 2013 (AFP) - Thousands of angry rubber farmers blocked the main entrance to an airport in southern Thailand Wednesday, increasing pressure on the government to provide assistance to cope with a price slump.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665563-rubber-protesters-gather-near-surat-thani-airport/page-2#entry6789428

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Rice farmers not satisfied with new rice pledging prices approved by cabinet Tue,Thai Farmers Association said /The Nation

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SET index closed at 1,303.21, down 12.20; Bt/USD32.02; GBP49.78; AUD29.02; EUR42.08; CAD30.31; HKD4.12; SGD25.01; JPY32.01

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Football referee hit by gunfire in Bangkok Wed morning
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Thanom Borikut, a Thai premier league referee, was seriously injured after two assailants sprayed him with bullets early Wednesday as he was making his way to a stadium in Bangkok's Hua Mark district, police said.

As of press time, doctors declared that Thanom, 44, was out of critical condition, though he was hit by two bullets in the torso and one in his elbow.


-- The Nation 2013-09-04

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Russian Man Shows His Penis To 7-11 Cashiers

Seven-Eleven shop assistants in Pattaya were shocked when an unidentified Russian man showed off his penis in front of them in the convenience store.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665698-russian-man-shows-his-penis-to-7-11-cashiers/

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Phuket vote fraud allegations can't stop Pian
Phuket Gazette -

Patong Mayor Pian Keesin after winning the September 2012 election. He has since been charged with vote fraud. Photo: Gazette file

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665707-phuket-vote-fraud-allegations-cant-stop-pian/

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Thailand Live Thursday 5 Sep 2013

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