Thailand Live Thursday 24 Oct 2013

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Daily Weather Forecast Distribution On Thursday 24 October 2013

General Situation
Another active high pressure extends to upper Vietnam. It is expected to reach upper Thailand today with cooler weather by 3-5 ?C drops during 24-27 October. The Northeast will be influenced before the other regions. The South receives torrential rain, as well as isolated heavy rain in the lower part due to the low pressure over the coast of Malaysia. People should beware of heavy rain during 1-2 days.

Typhoon Francisco in the Pacific is expected to move near Japan during 25-26 October. All travelers should prepare for the safety before their departure. The storm does not have a significant impact on Thailand.

Weather Forecast for Thailand from 6.00 a.m. Thursday to 6.00 a.m. Friday
Northern Thailand Cool in the morning and widely scattered thundershowers mostly in Mae Hong Son, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai and Tak. Minimum temperature 21-23 ?C. Maximum temperature 29-32 ?C. Cold on mountaintops. Minimum temperature 8-13 ?C Easterly winds 10-30 km/hr.

Northeastern Thailand Cool in the morning and isolated light rain mostly in the lower part. Minimum temperature 22-23 ?C. Maximum temperature 31-33 ?C. Cold on mountaintops. Minimum temperature 13-15 ?C. Northeasterly winds 15-30 km/hr.
Central Thailand Isolated light rain mostly in the lower part. Minimum temperature 24-25 ?C. Maximum temperature 32-33 ?C. Cool on mountaintops, Minimum temperature 17-23 ?C. Easterly winds 10-30 km/hr.

Eastern Thailand Isolated thundershowers mostly along the coast. Minimum temperature 23-25 ?C. Maximum temperature 33-34 ?C. Cool on mountaintops. Minimum temperature 17-23 ?C. Easterly winds 15-30 km/hr. Wave height about 1 meter and about 2 meters in thundershower areas.

Southern Thailand East Coast Very cloudy with fairly widespread thundershowers and isolated heavy rain in Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat. Minimum temperature 23-25 ?C. Maximum temperature 30-32 ?C. Easterly winds 15-35 km/hr. Wave height 1-2 meters and above 2 meters in thundershower areas.

Southern Thailand West Coast Very cloudy with fairly widespread thundershowers and isolated heavy rain in Trang and Satun.Minimum temperature 23-24 ?C. Maximum temperature 31-32 ?C. Variable winds 15-30 km/hr. Wave height about 1 meter and about 2 meters in thundershower areas.

Bangkok Metropolis and Vicinity Partly cloudy with 10 % chance of light rain.Minimum temperature 25-26 ?C. Maximum temperature 32-34 ?C. Easterly winds 15-30 km/hr.


-- NNT 2013-10-24

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Online Furby doll seller gets 75-year jail term
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- The Criminal Court Thursday handed a 75-year jail term to Chonnikarn Taichilasoonthorn, an online seller of Furby doll.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676792-bangkok-online-furby-doll-seller-gets-75-year-jail-term/

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BMA increases water drainage to alleviate flooding in the metropolitan area

BANGKOK, 24 October 2013 (NNT) - Deputy Governor of Bangkok Sanya Chinimit stated that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has raised the flood gates in certain locations to allow more water drainage.

To help alleviate the flooding in the metropolitan area, the BMA has raised the opening of floodgates at: Klong Song Tai (30 cm), Praya Surain (40 cm), Saen Saep Pracharuamchai Min Buri (1.5 m), Klong Lumbeungkwang (80 cm), Lad Krabang (1.5 m), and Prawet Burirom (2 m). Reportedly, the water is currently draining at a daily rate of 5-6 million cubic meters.

The water levels in major canals remain controllable; therefore, more water can be drained through them. The BMA will further increase the floodgate drainage as appropriate.


-- NNT 2013-10-24

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Abhisit launches new English version book "The Simple Truth"

BANGKOK, 24th October 2013 (NNT) - Democrat Party leader and former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's has launched a new book in English titled“The Simple Truth.”

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676793-abhisit-launches-new-english-version-book-the-simple-truth/

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Number of dud checks dramatically rose last month

BANGKOK, 24 October 2013 (NNT) - The slower economic activities have caused a dramatic rise of bad checks, according to the Bank of Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676794-number-of-dud-checks-dramatically-rose-last-month-bank-of-thailand/

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Fire contained after spreading through Kwanpattana 2 Market

BANGKOK, 24 October 2013 (NNT) - A fire broke out in the Kwanpattana 2 Market near Soi Mahawongtai Din Daeng. Firefighters have successfully contained the blaze. Further investigation into the cause is currently under way.

On October 23 at around 2 pm, firefighters answered a distress call of a fire spreading through the Kwanpattana 2 Market. Smoke was reported to be billowing out from the third floor of the shophouse. Fortunately, it took the firefighters only 30 minutes to contain the blaze, after which an investigation was launched to determine the cause of the fire.

No injuries or casualties have been reported so far. The cause of the fire is still unknown.

-- NNT 2013-10-24

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Phuket visa run crash leaves one dead
Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: A Philippine national has died and an unknown number of Phuket expats were injured in a visa run van crash in Trang early Monday morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676801-phuket-visa-run-crash-leaves-one-dead/

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Prime Minister allows congress to push forward with amnesty bill



BANGKOK, 24 October 2013 (NNT) - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has said she would like the country to move forward. In regard to the amnesty bill, people have the rights to protest but must do so in a peaceful manner.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676811-pm-yingluck-allows-congress-to-push-forward-with-amnesty-bill/

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Health Ministry warns provincial health units to be on alert for possible spread of pneumonia /The Nation

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Democrat Deputy Leader threatens to take legal action if amendment bill passes third reading

BANGKOK, 24 October 2013 (NNT) - Taworn Senniam, Deputy Leader of the Democrat Party, has threatened to take the case to the constitutional court if the amendment bill passes its third reading. Furthermore, action will be taken if the government tries to crack down on the ongoing demonstrations or detain any of the rally goers.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676833-democrat-deputy-leader-threatens-to-take-legal-action-if-amendment-bill-passes-third-reading/

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RT@191Thailand: Governor confirms security clampdown in Yala for anniversary of Tak Bai tragedy (Bangkok Post)

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Supreme Patriarch's condition worsens, Chulalongkorn Hospital announces
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The condition of Supreme Patriarch has worsened and doctors are monitoring his condition closely, the Chulalongkorn Hospital announced Thursday.

In its eight statement, the hospital said the blood pressure of the Supreme Patriarch has dropped.


-- The Nation 2013-10-24

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Yingluck must choose between country and family: Abhisit
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday called for the prime minister to make a clear stand on the amnesty bill.

"Yingluck Shinawatra has two choices - either to serve the country or her family," he said.

Yingluck's decision is crucial because she might end up keeping her job or fleeing in exile like her fugitive brother Thaksin Shinawatra, he said.


-- The Nation 2013-10-24

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PM obliged to endorse amnesty: Jurin

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The prime minister is under the constitutional obligation to endorse the amnesty bill which has been revised to cause the state liability, chief opposition whip Jurin Laksanavisit said on Thursday.

Jurin said the amended draft was clear in allowing former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to contest his Bt46 billion asset seizure, hence incurring the government's financial responsibility.

He stated that the legislative debate on the revised bill could take place only after the prime ministerial endorsement. He also threatened to litigate on the bill's charter compliance.

-- The Nation 2013-10-24

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Police arrest 3 ethnic Hmong, seize 2.3 million meth pills valued at Bt690 million hidden in Nonthaburi warehouse /MCOT

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Thai tour operators anxiously awaiting Visa exemption between Thailand and China

BANGKOK, 24 October 2013 (NNT) - Local inbound tour operators are pinning their hope on the Thai-China visa exemption agreement to help shore up the current slumping market.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676854-thai-tour-operators-anxiously-awaiting-visa-exemption-between-thailand-and-china/

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Bong-hittin' kitten outrages the Internet
By Coconuts Bangkok


I CAN HAZ GANJA PLZ?

BANGKOK: -- While the Kumars and Lebowskis of the world have shown stoners to be a reliable source of comedy gold, getting a pet high goes one toke over the line.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676855-thai-woman-forces-pet-kitten-to-smoke-weed/

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South Korean man found dead in a rented room in Pattaya
The Nation

Pattaya, Chon Buri - A South Korean tourist was found dead in a rented room in South Pattaya Thursday, police said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676858-south-korean-man-found-dead-in-a-rented-room-in-pattaya/

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Mother of slain paramedic calls for exemption of Abhisit, Suthep from amnesty
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Payao Akahad, mother of Kamolket, the paramedic who was fatally shot during the crackdown on demonstrators in May 2010, demanded on Thursday that the amnesty bill exclude former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban from the blanket amnesty.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676862-mother-of-slain-paramedic-calls-for-exemption-of-abhisit-suthep-from-amnesty/

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One dead, 10 injured in Phuket visa run van crash
Tanyaluk Sakoot

PHUKET: A Filipino woman died and 10 others received minor injuries when a visa run minivan crashed in Trang on Monday (October 21).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676801-phuket-visa-run-crash-leaves-one-dead/#entry6959042

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Thai airports to raise passenger service charge
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Passengers at six international airports will have to shoulder a higher airport tax, as the airport operator is raising the rate to reflect the actual operating cost.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676872-thai-airports-to-raise-passenger-service-charge/

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AOT anticipates increase in passenger numbers
The Nation

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676872-thai-airports-to-raise-passenger-service-charge/#entry6959101

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Teenage Motorbike Gang Injures Policeman
By Khaosod English



BANGKOK: -- More than 30 illegal street racers have been arrested last night in Bangkok, many of them minors, while one policeman has been injured in the operation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676873-bangkok-teenage-motorbike-gang-injures-policeman/

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Pheu Thai 'Will Not' Withdraw Blanket Amnesty Bill
BY Khaosod Online


Protesters against the 'blanket amnesty' bill, which is also nicknamed as 'Mao Keng (all in the basket' amnesty, in front of the United Nations office in Bangkok, 24 October 2013.
Image source

BANGKOK: -- A top official of the ruling Pheu Thai Party has insisted the party will go ahead with its controversial amnesty bill, in spite of the growing dissents among the party cadets against the bill.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676897-pheu-thai-will-not-withdraw-blanket-amnesty-bill/

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Democrat Derides Pheu Thai 'Theatrical' Amnesty Protest

Khaosod Online: -- Dissenting Pheu Thai figures who are protesting the government-sponsored ′amnesty for all′ are merely acting to fool the Redshirts, said the spokesman of the Democrat Party.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676914-democrat-derides-pheu-thai-theatrical-amnesty-protest/

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Pattaya Beach Road Under Water After Heavy Half Hour Of Rain

PATTAYA:--Rain pounded pock-marked Pattaya again, taking only 30-minutes to over-fill drains, causing the well-known Beach Road shopping area to flood, so shop owners and workers combined to clear the damage.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676915-pattaya-beach-road-under-water-after-heavy-half-hour-of-rain/

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Thai Buddhism's Supreme Patriarch Dies at 100
By THANYARAT DOKSONE

BANGKOK: -- Thailand's Supreme Patriarch, who headed the country's order of Buddhist monks for more than two decades, died Thursday. He was 100.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676940-thai-buddhisms-supreme-patriarch-dies-at-100/

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RT@RichardBarrow: The body of the Supreme Patriarch will be taken from Chulalongkorn Hospital to Wat Bowon Niwet tomorrow at noon.

RT@RichardBarrow: Chula will allow mourners to come & pay respect to the late Supreme Patriarch tomorrow from 8am. People are asked to wear black for 15 days.

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RT@RichardBarrow: Flags to be flown at half mast for 3 days in #Thailand & mourning will last for 15 days - TR @js100radio pic.twitter.com/aGSByZvgaa

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