Thailand Live Sunday 22 Sep

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POLITICS
Democrats to unveil 'better' plan for transport
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- The opposition Democrat Party will tomorrow unveil an alternative plan for the country's transport infrastructure system, claimed to be able to "better respond to the country's problems than that of the government", according to deputy party leader Korn Chatikavanij.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/669557-democrats-to-unveil-better-plan-for-transport/

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INUNDATION
More provinces under water
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Many more provinces have been inundated as rain continues thanks to a low-pressure cell, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said yesterday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/669559-more-provinces-under-water/

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VOLLEYBALL
Thais conquer Japan to win title
The Sunday Nation

Thai volleyball players and their trainers celebrate after the team defeated Japan to win the 17th Asian Senior Women

BANGKOK: -- Thailand's women volleyball players made the country proud last night by stunning world No 3 Japan to reign supreme in the 17th Asian Senior Women's Championship for only the second time.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/669561-thais-conquer-japan-to-win-title/

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Two loris touts arrested in Phuket raid ordered by Gov

The 20 year old tout, Watchara Pipattanakul, with his loris.

PHUKET: Two loris touts, aged 16 and 20, were arrested in Phuket tonight (September 21) after officials raided Patong's Bangla Road, in response to singer Rihanna posting a photo of herself with an endangered loris.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa....road/?p=6848406

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THAI-CHINESE RELATIONS
Departure date nears for Lin Ping
Prapaporn Kruangiew
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- THE COUNTDOWN for "superstar" panda Lin Ping's trip to China has begun in earnest. Born in Thailand, the giant panda is scheduled to leave for Chengdu next Saturday on September 28.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/669563-departure-date-nears-for-lin-ping/

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DSI to probe U Bank commissions
Piyanut Tumnukasetchai
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will be digging deep into reports that a man earned 10-per-cent commission from all deposits made with the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative, which has been hit by an embezzlement scandal.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/669564-dsi-to-probe-u-bank-commissions/

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Man arrested with 'yaba', huge haul of 'dope' found in Rayong
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A man was arrested yesterday for possessing 1.2 million methamphetamine tablets in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district. He was identified as Worayut Yormsee, 36.

Worayut was nabbed at a police checkpoint where his pick-up truck was intercepted. The suspect confessed he was paid Bt300,000 to take the "yaba" pills to Nonthaburi, adding he had done such deliveries before.

Meanwhile, Rayong police were alerted to hundreds of marijuana bags abandoned on a roadside. Police found bags containing about 460 kilogram of marijuana - a haul worth more than Bt4.6 million.

Ban Chang Police Station deputy superintendent Lt-Colonel Songkran Sanhakorn believed drug traffickers might have abandoned the bags after seeing a police checkpoint.

-- The Nation 2013-09-22

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Students gather to support rubber farmers
The Nation

Nakhon Si Thammarat Governor Viroj Jivarungsan has instructed intelligence officials to closely monitor the movement of Ramkhamhaeng University students in the province.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/669565-students-gather-to-support-rubber-farmers/

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Educate students 'to fill in the gaps'
Patcharee Luenguthai
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Kingdom's dual vocational education system needs to be redesigned in order to tackle the shortage in skilled labour.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/669566-educate-students-to-fill-in-the-gaps/

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Farmers in land scheme also benefit from organic crops
Thanapat Kitjakosol
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- Growing organic rice not only means less cost through little or no use of fertiliser or toxic insecticide, it also means more arable land and greater market potential.

Chai and his wife Raruen Uamprasert, farmers in Phichit's Pho Thalay district, said organic farming had cut their per-rai cost by around Bt5,000. The LCO scheme enabled them to farm three crops each year due to more fertile land and also brought locals closer, after they stopped fighting over meagre water, as they'd done in the past.

Yields per-rai prior to this scheme were around 400kg - now they reached 900kg, Chai said. Use of chemical fertiliser had dropped to 50kg per rai, and organic fertiliser saved money.

Another farmer and fruit grower, Somnuek Khongkha, said an LCO scheme began at his plantation in Nakhon Sawan's Ta-khli district in 1975 and was completed in 1981. He said he earned around Bt140,000 each year from rice and Bt70,000 from fruit he grew through organic methods.

-- The Nation 2013-09-22

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Subsidy burden 'means govt must act carefully'
Khanittha Thepphajorn
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Senate committee on finance, banking and financial institutions has advised the government to carefully plan its economic strategies, as it has laden itself with a burden of well over Bt500 billion from its populist policies.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/669567-subsidy-burden-means-govt-must-act-carefully/

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EDITORIAL
Lifting education system will require wholehearted effort
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Chaturon is right to end abuses of the system, but he may also need to simply offer teachers better pay

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/669568-lifting-education-system-will-require-wholehearted-effort/

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-- The Nation 2013-09-22

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Mae Wong dam protesters in BKK

BANGKOK: -- Protesters against the construction of Mae Wong Dam in Nakhon Sawan arrived in Bangkok on Saturday.

They spent a night at Kasetsart University’s open ground, ready to walk the last 12 km on Sunday morning. Their destination is Bangkok Art & Culture Centre at Pathumwan Intersection.

-- The Nation 2013-09-22

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GET THAIVISA FORUM ON YOUR MOBILE

Thaivisa Connect App for iOS7 released (version 2.2.21)

We have just released an update to Thaivisa Connect App for iOS.

The new version 2.2.21 is now fully compatible with iOS7.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/669560-thaivisa-connect-app-for-ios7-released/

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Phuket’s secret souvenir: The perfect pair
Phuket Gazette -

PHUKET:Breasts are big in Phuket. Big business, that is. In recent years, both Bangkok Hospital Phuket and Phuket International Hospital have seen dramatic increases in cosmetic breast surgeries, fueled by rising numbers of medical tourists. The Phuket Gazette’s Orawin Narabal reports on one of the island's hottest tourist draws: The boob job.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/669571-phukets-secret-souvenir-the-perfect-pair/

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RT@RichardBarrow:They are expecting 20,000 cyclists for the Car Free Day rally at Sanam Luang #Bangkok pic.twitter.com/HHwsdyqoiy

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RT@RichardBarrow: Today, you & your bicycle can ride the BTS Skytrain for free. If you have the Car Free Day badge you can ride all public transport for free

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RT@RichardBarrow: Picture of #Bangkok Governor taking part in the Car Free Cycle Rally at Sanam Luang pic.twitter.com/YQk5Q0B97r

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Some 20,000 bicyclists join Bangkok’s Car Free Day
By English News



BANGKOK, Sept 22--- A large group of cyclists joined car free day activities today, promoting pollution-free transportation in the capital.

Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra presided over the event “Bangkok Car Free Day 2013” at Sanam Luang on Sunday morning together with 20,000 environmentally-conscious bicyclists.

This year’s event, held under the theme “Share the Road,” intended for Bangkok residents to leave their cars at home and travel by mass transportation services and bicycles for energy savings and environmental conservation.

Bicyclists biked from Sanam Luang to CentralWorld shopping complex at Ratchaprasong intersection, where more activities and campaigns were held.

Bangkok governor said that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) would develop and add more new bike lanes along 35 main routes, as well as coordinate with the Metropolitan Police Bureau to facilitate traffic on existing bicycle lanes for cyclists. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2013-09-22

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Nearly two-third of the people polled believe the real leader and decision maker of the government is Thaksin Shinwatra, according to Abac Poll. /Bangkok Post

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Threatening Prostitution


Police have arrested the couple that has threatened a 12-year-old minor to sexually satisfy customers located at Samutprakarn.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/669620-threatening-prostitution/

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RT@BPbreakingnews: Thais most worried about political rift

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Transgender Stabbed To Death


A guy becomes angry and stabs a transgender at a hotel for not paying for his sexual service.

SAKAEW- September 21, 2013 [PDN]; at 6:30 AM Sakaew police officials arrested Mr.Thoraphol Thonompholkrang , 21 years old charged for murder of Mr.Kornsirinya 38 years old victim who was murdered in room 220 in a hotel.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/669625-transgender-stabbed-to-death/

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RT@RichardBarrow: "I'm sorry sir, but today the Grand Palace is closed" #Scam in #Bangkok pic.twitter.com/Wm9G6QqUEP

RT@RichardBarrow: "Let me help you find a friendly Tuk Tuk driver. He will take you somewhere else" #Scam in #Bangkokpic.twitter.com/sayOnO6wZe

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Phuket's island wide beach clean ups dubbed a success
Claire Connell

The Kamala Beach cleanup.

PHUKET: More than 1,000 Phuket people hit their local beaches on Friday and Saturday to take part in a large island-wide beach cleanup.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/669632-phukets-island-wide-beach-clean-ups-dubbed-a-success/

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Flights cancelled on Usagi typhoon

BANGKOK: -- Cathay Pacific has cancelled five Bangkok-Hong Kong flights due to the anticipated impact of severe typhoon Usagi.

On its website, the airline announced that the operations at Hong Kong will stop from 6pm on September 22 through September 23.

The flights affected are CX712, CX702, CX700, CX750 and CX712.

The typhoon is expected to hit Japan later on Sunday.

-- The Nation 2013-09-22

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Defence ministry spokesman says PM urges military to help people in flood-hit provinces; Noi River spills into Ban Pan market in Ayutthaya /MCOT

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BT2-TN LOAN BILL
Most Thais doubt transparency
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Most Thais have cast doubt over the transparency of the government's handling in the Bt2 trillion infrastructure investment, according to a poll.

Abac Poll showed that 79.2 per cent of the respondents showed no confidence that the money would be transparently spent.

The poll, conducted during September 10-21, drew opinions from 2,417 respondents in 17 provinces.

72.8 per cent also believed that some business enterprises will benefit the most from the investment. 70.9 per cent said beneficiaries will be politicians - ministers and their advisors. Only 30.1 per cent believed that the benefits will fall to the general public.

The majority, 87.1 per cent, urged the government to explain more on the investment process to clear the public doubts.

Asked what type of investment that would benefit the public the most, 43.1 per cent suggested sustainability-related projects; 19.8 per cent education, 19.4 per cent public health, 6.3 per cent public utilities, and 4.9 per cent crime suppression.

-- The Nation 2013-09-22

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Thai Airways, Thai AirAsia cancel flights to and from Hong Kong, Macau today due to powerful super typhoon Usagi /MCOT