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Thailand Live Sunday 3 Nov 2013

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AMNESTY BILL
Govt lobbying senators on bill
The Sunday Nation

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Supporters of the opposition Democrat Party shout slogans during a rally yesterday against the controversial bill that would provide a blanket amnesty for political offences over many years.

BANGKOK: -- Paiboon urges public to closely scrutinise those who have no clear stance on blanket amnesty policy

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/679027-govt-lobbying-senators-on-bill/

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Blanket amnesty opposed by most in Bangkok: Poll
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- Most people in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces have voiced their opposition to a law that would give blanket amnesty to those committed serious legal offences during the political conflict in the last decade.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/679031-blanket-amnesty-opposed-by-most-in-bangkok-poll/

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Police urged to hunt down pick-up used in attack
The Sunday Nation

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Democrat politician Korn Chatikavanij

National police chief Adul Saengsingkaew yesterday urged police to hunt down a Toyota pickup truck used by suspects in an early morning attack on Passanoch Hautavanija, assistant to Democrat MP and former finance minister, Korn Chatikavanij.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/679032-police-urged-to-hunt-down-pick-up-used-in-attack/

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Anti-amnesty bill protest draws people of all ages
Hataikarn Treesuwan
The Sunday Nation

Some arrived in fancy cars, others took taxis or public buses, and some even arrived on bicycles, but 60-year-old Suchat Tuckpibul boarded a train from Bangkok's Don Muang district to Samsen's Kamphaeng Phet 5 Road, where the Democrat Party-led demonstrations against the blanket amnesty bill are taking place.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/679037-anti-amnesty-bill-protest-draws-people-of-all-ages/

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Police hunt gunman in attempted murder of ref
The Sunday Nation

Metropolitan Police yesterday dispatched officers to hunt for the 31-year-old gunman Sukhum Daengkulwanich, who shot and injured Thai Premier League football referee Thanom Borikut in September. Police said they feared that as a key witness, he might be killed in order to cut links with those behind the attack.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/679042-police-hunt-gunman-in-attempted-murder-of-ref/

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Phuket Opinion: Slicing up Thailand’s cash cow
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Kobe beef is nothing compared to the succulence of Thailand’s cash cow. Image: Gazette Graphics

PHUKET: Reports of government plans to raise both arrival and departure taxes on foreign tourists reflect an almost complete lack of cohesion on tourism policy by government officials, and fly in the face of previous pronouncements that Thailand stands at the ready to become the “tourism hub” of the Asean region.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/679043-phuket-opinion-slicing-up-thailands-cash-cow/

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Security tightened at PM's residence

BANGKOK, 2 November 2013 (NNT) - Security has been tightened at Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's residence on Saturday, as protesters from the Thai Patriots Network have declared they would hold their rally there.

Police have put roadblocks on the roads leading to the PM's house, located in the eastern suburb of Bangkok. A unit of riot police has also been stationed there to prevent unforeseen incidents happening.

Chaiwat Sinsuwong, one of the leaders of the network, has announced that his followers will rally in front of Ms Yingluck's residence to demand that the government reject the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Phra Viharn temple disputes.

the ICJ is scheduled to render its verdict on the dispute on November 11.

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44 troops ready to keep peace during anti-amnesty bill protest

BANGKOK, 2 November 2013 (NNT) – As the protest against the amnesty bill is expected to escalate, the Center for Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO) has launched 44 police troops to control peace.

CAPO spokesperson Police Lieutenant General Piya Utayo said the protest at Sam San Train Station was still in peace. He, however, speculated that there would be more people joining the protest, as it was the weekend.

The Metropolitan Police have been instructed to keep an eye on the hardcore protesters. The spokesperson said police officers have sufficient back up plan.

As for the protesters at Urupong Intersection, who refused to disperse even the Phayathai Police issue a warning, Piya said the police will submit a complaint to the court. He insisted there would be no use of force at the moment.

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Phuket Opinion: It’s everyone’s job to improve cyclists’ safety
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Danny Ruangkanch, 54, has been part of the Phuket Bicycle Club for over a decade. Photo: Supplied

Danny Ruangkanch, 54, is a Narathiwat native. He graduated from the California College of the Arts 29 years ago, and spent 10 years working abroad before coming back to Thailand. He came to Phuket 15 years ago and works as a freelance artist and Moderator of Thaimtb.com. He joined the Phuket Bicycle Club in 2000.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/679080-phuket-opinion-its-everyones-job-to-improve-cyclists-safety/

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BANGKOK: -- Many Thai Facebook users who are against the controversial amnesty bill have changed their profile picture in protest.

They have been changed their Facebook profile pictures on into black sign with the message ’against the amnesty bill’ to show their opposition to the amnesty bill, which has sailed through the third reading by the House.

Apart from the black-background photos, others, who are apparently red-shirt people, have started using red background with message saying: "opposed to the amnesty bill - murderers must be jailed, and people must be freed".

More and more Facebook users have joined the uproar against the bill by changing their profile photos.

Apart from changing Facebook's profile picture, Thai social media users also showed their stand against the bill by pressing 'Like' and 'Share' buttons whenever their friends posted something against the bill. They also kept on sharing messages that urged the people to take certain actions against the bill.

Also, the organizations across various sectors such as business, healthcare, and education are moving onto the social media space to call for supporters to campaign against the amnesty bill

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-- The Nation 2013-11-03

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Defence volunteer killed in Narathiwat bombing
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NARATHIWAT, Nov 3--- One Thai government defence volunteer died in a bomb ambush near a railway station in this restive province early this morning.

The victim was identified as Fandee Jeh-arong, 31, who also was a railway security member. He suffered severe injuries and was pronounced dead later after being sent to Su-ngai Padi Hospital.

The incident occurred near To Deng railway station in Su-ngai Padi district at around 6:20am when Mr Fandee and nine other defence volunteers were on patrol near the railway station.

As Mr Fandee moved a railway crossing barricade to open the way for traffic, an explosive device was triggered by radio signal, according to Pol Lt Sura Wangkahad of Su-ngai Padi police station.

The powerful explosion, a five-kilogramme homemade bomb built into a metal box, caused a three-foot-deep and six-foot-wide excavation.

The incident also caused a delay of Train 448 from Su-ngai Kolok to Surat Thani by some two hours for an investigation of the scene.

The rail service has resumed as normal. (MCOT online news)

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Political crisis may stall economic opportunities: Thapana
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Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi

Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi, chief executive officer of Thai Beverage - the country's largest beverage company, expressed his concern over the intensifying political tensions in Thailand.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/679090-political-crisis-may-stall-economic-opportunities-thapana/

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MARKETS
SET index at 1,380 foreseeable on violence

The Stock Exchange of Thailand index could fall to 1,380 points next week, if political tensions turn violent, according to Asia Plus Securities.

In Krungthep Turakij TV’s "Ringside" programme, Therdsak Thaveeteeratham, the house’s head of research, said that without violence the index would swing in a right range with possibility that it would fall to 1,400 points. The index could dip deeper in light of violence.

Still, the house still maintained its end-2013 SET index target at 1,465 points.

He noted that if the protests are not prolonged and ended without violence, the index could rebound. In light of extended protests without violence, the index could be shaved off by 43-44 points. However, if the protests are for a long period and turn violent, the market would lose about 70 points.

Asia Plus’s statistics showed that the market reacted the most negatively to House dissolution. During 1988-2006, Thailand’s House of Representatives were dissolved four times - April 1988, May 1995, September 1996 and February 2006. In one month, 3 months and 6 months after the dissolution, the SET index headed down by 3.9 per cent, 8.8 per cent and 9.3 per cent, respectively. Comparatively, the index went down only 1.5 per cent, 1.8 per cent and 5.3 per cent in the respective periods after the 2006 coup d’etat.

"Historically, the market was the most disturbed by House dissolution, if external factors were excluded. In that event, the index could fall by 4-5 per cent, against the loss of 2.8 per cent following protests," he said.

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-- The Nation 2013-11-03

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Draft broadcasting rule concerns NBTC commissioner

Supinya Klangnarong, a commissioner of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, expressed her concern over the draft content regulations which will be discussed on Monday.

She said the draft is apparently meant to prohibit the broadcasting of contents above the legal requirements.

"It’s unbelieving that the draft would be considered by the board this soon. Academics and lawyers agreed earlier that the enforcement could lead to regulatory conflicts as the draft regulations are not properly backed up by the laws," she said.

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Amnesty bill to benefit Thaksin: Poll

BANGKOK: -- The majority of Thais, 87.2 per cent, believed that the government's amnesty bill will benefit former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, according to the ABAC Poll.

Released Sunday, the poll conducted by Assumption University showed that the majority of Thais are not convinced that the bill is meant to induce reconciliation.

A finding is 89.4 per cent of the 1,198 respondents viewed that political tensions are more severe than in the same period last year. 80.3 per cent was disappointed with the government’s reaction to the current situation, saying that its action is to benefit politicians rather than the general public

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RT@veen_NT: Thammasat University will hold a press conference on its stand against the blanket Amnesty Bill at Tha Prachan campus at 9am tomorrow.

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CAPO urges to police to be fully alert for scattered anti-bill rallies, scheduled tomorrow, which may paralyse traffic; to assess situation /MCOT

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