Thailand Live Wednesday 9 Oct 2013

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Boy Dies From Drinking 18 Litres Of 'Holy Water'

By Khaosod Online

BANGKOK: -- A 16 year old boy has died from drinking 18 litres of water, which was claimed to possess magical power, during an exorcist ceremony in Songkhla province.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/673394-thai-boy-dies-from-drinking-18-litres-of-holy-water/

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Over 700 factories at Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate, Chon Buri on flood alert; flood hits phase 7 of Amata City Industrial Estate /The Nation

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Pop star ‘Joyce Triumph Kingdom’ to return after 8 years in prison
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- The voice of Thai pop star Pornpan ‘Joyce’ Rattamamethanon could be hear again soon, now that she has been set free.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/673360-thai-singer-pornpan-finally-out-of-jail/#entry6905327

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Floods from North has nothing to do with current water level in Bangkok

BANGKOK, 9 October 2013 (NNT) - National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC) chief, Somsak Khaosuwan, has updated the water situation in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Pathum Thani that rising sea levels will result in water levels in the Chao Phraya river to rise in the next couple of days.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/673339-bangkok-administration-worried-as-pasak-dam-gets-ready-to-release-water/?p=6905370

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Government plans enforcement of ISA to handle protest during Oct 9-18, covering Dusit, Pom Prap, Phra Nakhon districts /MCOT

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600 houses in Buriram under water

BANGKOK, 9 October 2013 (NNT) – Hundreds of families in Buriram Province are now inundated as water overflowed the Lam Nang Rong Dam. Officials and soldiers in the area are now providing assistance for the residents.

After water has overflowed the Lam Nang Rong Dam, around 600 houses are now under water, while the 2 main roads and 5 secondary roads are flooded as the water level is measured at around 40-50 centimeters high. To make matters worse, more than 6,000 rai of rice farms have been inundated with the floodwater.

As a result, provincial authorities and soldiers have cooperated in helping evacuate the affected residents to a higher ground.

The authorities said they would keep on providing assistance to the people around the clock while the provincial administration has declared Chum Saeng District as flood-risk zone. Apart from the residents, animals and pets were also evacuated to higher land.


-- NNT 2013-10-09

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ATMs bombed at more than 20 locations in southern provinces
By English News



YALA, Oct 9 -- ATM booths in more than 20 locations in the four southernmost provinces were bombed early this morning with no injuries reported, but one teacher was shot dead as three teacher residences were torched.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/673408-atms-bombed-at-more-than-20-locations-in-southern-provinces/

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RT @terryfrd: Believe it or not, the rain-makers are flying in the North where major dams are alarmingly low on water / Thai PBS

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Charter change petition based on Article 154 rejected

BANGKOK: -- The Constitution Court on Wednesday ruled to reject the opposition's two petitions, both of which cited Article 154 to question the charter amendment bill.

The court said the petitions did not merit the judicial review because Article 154 had no bearing on amending the charter.

The ruling means the charter court would only review cases based on Article 68. The opposition contends charter change on filling senatorial seats has been designed to overthrow the political system.

-- The Nation 2013-10-09

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Tourists injured after tour bus hits steel beam

BANGKOK, 9 October 2013 (NNT) - At 22.00 pm on October 8, Police Lieutenant Jakrapob Chimpheongpanao, Makkasan Police Station’s investigation officer, received an emergency call that a tour bus had hit a height-limit steel beam before crossing over the Asoke intersection bridge on Phetchaburi Road, near Don Bosco School.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/673448-tourists-injured-after-tour-bus-hits-steel-beam/

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RT@ukinthailand: The annual #Remembrance Day Service at the British Embassy in Bangkok will be held at 10:50am on Sunday 10 November 2013.

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Two factories close in Amata Nakorn industrial estate
By English News

CHON BURI, Oct 9 - Two factories in the Amata Nakorn industrial estate in this eastern seaboard provinces were flooded and suspended operations today.

Amata Corporation managers said areas surrounding their factories were inundated, obstructing road access, but 200 other plants remained open. The shutdown at the two plants would last two days.

Flood level receded from 20 cm to 10 cm this morning.

Amata Nakorn public relations spokespersons said the company erected dykes to prevent flooding with round-the-clock vigilance, and the company has asked the authorities for three boats to flush out the waters.

The Amata Nakorn industrial estate covers 20,000 rai (8,000 acres) at 2.2 metres above mean sea level, and is occupied by 600 industrial plants with a combined investment of Bt1.2 trillion, mostly in manufacturing automobiles and auto parts, electronics and electrical appliances, and heavy machinery and parts.

About 400,000 people are employed in the industrial estate. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2013-10-09

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Flood situation critical in many provinces
By English News

BANGKOK, Oct 9 - The flood situation in many Thai provinces including Prachin Buri, Sa Kaeo, Ratchaburi, and Phichit is still critical, as governors of flood hit provinces were instructed to provide emergency care to victims.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/673454-flood-situation-critical-in-many-provinces/

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South Crisis
A teacher was killed and ATMs bombed in three provinces

YALA: -- ATM booths in more than 20 locations in the four deep south provinces were bombed early this morning while a teacher was gunned down as three teacher residences were torched.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/673408-atms-bombed-at-more-than-20-locations-in-southern-provinces/#entry6905944

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Criminals in Phuket are “mostly outsiders”, says Gov
Naraporn Tuarob

Phuket Governor Maitree Intusut.

PHUKET: Governor Maitree Intusut went to Kamala and Kathu Police Stations yesterday afternoon (October 8) to be briefed on the ground about the security situation as the high season approaches.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/673460-criminals-in-phuket-are-mostly-outsiders-says-gov/

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Government announces enforcement of ISA to handle protest during Oct 9-18, covering Dusit, Pom Prap, Phra Nakhon districts /MCOT

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INTERNAL SECURITY ACT
ISA invoked in three Bangkok districts

BANGKOK: -- The government invokes the Internal Security Act in three Bangkok districts as a precaution to ensure peace around Government House, Deputy Prime Minister Pracha Promnok said on Wednesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/673469-isa-invoked-in-three-bangkok-districts/

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Govt bans protest leader from joining reform forum
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The government would not allow the leader of People's Army against the Thaksin Regime to join a political reform forum, former prime minister Banharn Silapa-archa said Wednesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/673477-thai-govt-bans-protest-leader-from-joining-reform-forum/

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Taxis, lack of tourists create problems for new Phuket Airport bus
Tanyaluk Sakoot


The airport bus started on July 19.

PHUKET: -- Resentful taxi and tuk-tuk drivers and a lack of passengers are causing problems for the island’s new Phuket International Airport to Patong bus service, says company owner Prakob Panyawai.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/673480-taxis-lack-of-tourists-create-problems-for-new-phuket-airport-bus/

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Constitution Court rejects charter change petitions
By English News

BANGKOK, Oct 9 – The Constitution Court today turned down national legislator petitions seeking its ruling on the legality of the parliamentary-approved charter amendment.

Democrat MP Jurin Laksanawisit, opposition chief whip, and appointed senator Paiboon Nititawan, separately submitted their petitions to the court, asking it to decide on a section in the constitution amendment which paves the way for elections of 200 members of the Upper House, and not appointed in part as required in the current charter.

The petitioners asked the court to take their complaints into consideration in accord with Section 154, Clause 1 of the Constitution.

The court said the petitions failed to meet the criteria of the Constitution, reasoning that complaints against charter change must be made under Sections 150 and 151, not Section 154, as stated by the MPs and senators.

The bill on charter amendment was earlier passed in its final reading by Parliament and the government was in the process of submitting it to His Majesty the King for royal endorsement. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2013-10-09

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Anti-Govt Protests To Stay During Chinese Premier's Visit
By Khaosod Online

BANGKOK: -- The protesters who are rallying against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at Government House in Bangkok say they would not clear the ground for the upcoming visit of Premier of the People′s Republic of China.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/673469-isa-invoked-in-three-bangkok-districts/?p=6906666

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Nobel Prize in chemistry is awarded to Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel /BBC

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Anti-Govt Protests: Police Reinforce Suvarnabhumi Airport
By Khaosod Online

BANGKOK: -- Riot police have been dispatched to maintain order at Bangkok′s main international airport amidst the fears that the ongoing anti-government protests might escalate.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/673489-anti-govt-protests-police-reinforce-suvarnabhumi-airport/

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