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Chaos reigns in Parliament over a range of issues
The Nation

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PORNOGRAPHIC PHOTOS, chair throwing, and fights - you can see it all in the Thai Parliament these days.

BANGKOK: -- In a Senate meeting yesterday, an elected senator was caught on a camera using his mobile phone to view pornographic photos. He was caught on the camera zooming in on some photos of a woman with her genital area visible.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/666189-chaos-reigns-in-thai-parliament-over-a-range-of-issues/

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'No sincerity in tackling corruption'
The Nation

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The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand holds an event

BANGKOK: -- Thailand is entering an era of massive corruption, as the authorities have no sincerity in tackling the problem, while business people remain willing to pay bribes and even the media now lacks the courage to dig deep, the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) said yesterday, at a press conference launching its "Act Now" campaign.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/666190-no-sincerity-in-tackling-corruption-in-thailand-act/

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Govt refuses to budge in talks
The Nation

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Trailer trucks are moved by protesting rubber growers to block the Asia Highway in Nakhon Si Thammarat
Says it can't afford Bt95 a kg after farmers cut demand; new rally set

Government representatives and protesting farmers failed to agree yesterday on the subsidy for rubber prices.

BANGKOK: -- The government side, led by Deputy Prime Minister Pracha Promnog and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong, remained firm about a price of Bt90 a kilogram of rubber while the rubber growers called for Bt100. The farmers' representatives later cut their requested price to Bt95 but the government officials turned down their demand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/666191-rubber-prices-thai-govt-refuses-to-budge-in-talks/

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Stem-cell therapy 'can be lethal'
Pongphon Sarnsamak
The Nation

Treatment cannot stop ageing process or cure illnesses, experts warn

BANGKOK: -- People considering stem-cell treatment have been advised to think again, with six groups of medical specialists issuing a strong warning yesterday that unlicensed stem-cell treatments on offer could kill a patient.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/666192-stem-cell-therapy-can-be-lethal/

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Trouble at rally was staged: press
Kampanart Khantrakul,
Anan Kongcharoen
The Nation
Prachuap Khiri Khan

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Unknown 'third force' set media vehicles alight and attacked police; protesters remained peaceful, media sources say

BANGKOK: -- Reporters from various news groups covering the rubber farmers' protest believed an unknown "third hand" is working to instigate violence and attacked press vehicles this week.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/666195-trouble-at-rubber-farmers-rally-was-staged-thai-press/

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Army introduces safer cooking gas cylinders
The Nation

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BANGKOK: -- A new type of cooking gas cylinder that will disperse less lethal shrapnel if used as a bomb by insurgents was unveiled yesterday at a military research unit after it secured an initial approval from the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/666196-thai-army-introduces-safer-cooking-gas-cylinders/

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Heavy rains flood Koh Libong off Trang
The Nation

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Several villages on Koh Libong, off the coast of Trang, have been flooded after several days of heavy rain, with mudslides blocking several roads and disrupting travel in and out of the island.

TRANG: -- Some 30 homes in three villagers are under up to a metre of water - something that happens every time there is heavy rain, Ismael Bensa-ard, a local tourism industry leader, said. He went on to say that no concrete measures had been adopted after the most recent flooding three months ago, not to mention the previous floods over the past few years.

In the northern province of Nan, overflows from two swollen rivers inundated some 50 homes in three villages in Muang district before dawn, with fast 70cm-deep currents sweeping away some villagers' belongings.

Villagers began clearing and fixing their homes after the floods receded in a few hours. There are no reports of casualties, as civilian and military relief efforts continue. An estimate of the damage is underway.

A main four-lane road was also flooded, but was being drained.

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Phuket's 'Father of Tourism' makes plea for industry's future

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Wichit Na Ranong and Bill Barnett.

PHUKET: -- Wichit Na Ranong, owner of the Indigo Pearl Resort, and acknowledged as Phuket’s “Father of Tourism” last night (September 6) made a plea for concerned business people and stakeholders in the tourism industry to get together to work out ways to make the island’s tourism industry sustainable.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/666224-phukets-father-of-tourism-makes-plea-for-industrys-future/

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Public Health Min urges people over 30 years old to exercise more

BANGKOK, 7 September 2013 (NNT) – The Public Health Ministry is encouraging people over 30 years of age to exercise more, while saying that plastic surgery is not a lasting solution to senility.


According to the Deputy Minister for Public Health Sorawong Thienthong, the ministry wants to see all Thais live to be at least 80 and still in good health. The deputy minister revealed that a human body starts aging at the age of 30 and will grow older every year. However, he said the best solution to postpone aging is to do exercise regularly or any kind of exercise that works out muscles. Not just exercise that postpones aging, food also has a tremendous impact on a human body, he added.

The deputy minister also encouraged Thais to eat half a kilo of fruit and vegetables a day and drink at least 6-8 glasses of water, adding that a human body should get at least 6-8 hours of sleep. He said if one can follow these instructions, he/she will live to be at least 80 years old.

He also mentioned about plastic surgery, saying it is not a lasting solution to senility, plus it does not work as well as an exercise.

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UPDATE:
Phuket Police arrest shooter of Russian tourist

Phuket Gazette

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Police arrive at a house in Karon to place Narongsak Saelim (center) under arrest. Photo: Kritsada Muean

PHUKET: -- Police have arrested the man who injured a Russian tourist by opening fire on a car in a fit of road rage in Rawai last month.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/666064-phuket-police-close-in-on-shooter-of-russian-tourist/#entry6799086

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PM says 90-baht-per-kilo price appropriate

BANGKOK, 7 September 2013 (NNT) – The Prime Minister said the price of para rubber at 90 baht per kilogram is appropriate, while asking the protesters to call off their demonstrations.


During the “PM Yingluck Meets the People” program on NBT, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has affirmed the government's intentions to help rubber growers as the government will guarantee the price of rubber at 90 baht per kilogram, while asking the remaining protesters to look from the government’s side as it is doing its best to resolve the situation, adding that the 90-baht-per-kilo price is the highest the government is able to pay.

Miss Yingluck also asked the protesters to call off their demonstrations as the ongoing protests are affecting commuters and other people involved.

However, the Premier admitted that the guaranteed 90-baht price is only a short-term solution, adding that the government is keen on finding a long-term solution to the problem, so that the rubber industry can see a sustainable growth.

As for those protesters in Songkhla who said they would gather at Sadao border on September 14th, Miss Yingluck said she had assigned the governor to go talk to the protesters and forward their requests to the meeting.

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Warning over fake Malaysian ringgit in Phuket

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The new series of Malaysian coinage and banknotes revealed in December 2011.

PHUKET: The Thai Association of Foreign Exchange is warning the public about the widespread of use of fake foreign currencies in Thailand, particularly in the southern provinces, including Phuket, where Malaysian ringgit is the most commonly faked note.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/666290-warning-over-fake-malaysian-ringgit-in-phuket/

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TEPCO releases video of groundwater entering crippled Fukushima

For the first time, Tokyo Electric released video footage of groundwater flowing into the Unit 1 turbine building. Currently, it is estimated that groundwater flows into the reactor buildings at a rate of over 400 tons per day. Everyday contaminated groundwater also continues to flows directly into the Pacific Ocean, and no one knows when those leaks will be under control. (VIDEO)

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/662257-japan-upgrades-fukushima-radiation-leak-to-level-three-serious-incident/page-2?p=6799645#entry6799645

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Phuket to push for higher taxi fares, despite Bangkok opposition
Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- Phuket officials plan to ask for permission to raise the standard rates charged by metered taxis on the island despite the announcement by the Minister of Transport yesterday that no taxi fares would be raised anywhere in Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/666300-phuket-to-push-for-higher-taxi-fares-despite-bangkok-opposition/

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