Thailand Live Friday 31 Jan 2014

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Southern Rail Services Resume After Cha-Am Bomb Blast

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/700924-southern-rail-services-resume-after-cha-am-bomb-blast/

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Civil Court refuses to issue injunction to suspend state of emergency
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Civil Court Friday refused to issue an injunction to suspend the state of emergency pending a judicial review of the case against the emergency announcement.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/701006-civil-court-refuses-to-issue-injunction-to-suspend-state-of-emergency/

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Civil Court finds Supodh guilty of being 'unusually rich'
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Civil Court found former permanent secretary for Transport Ministry Supodh Sublom guilty of being unusually rich Friday and ordered the seizure of his assets worth Bt46.14 million. Supodh was charged in court on February 9, 2012 by public prosecutors.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/701011-civil-court-finds-supodh-guilty-of-being-unusually-rich/

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Bangkok named the world’s 3rd top tourist destinations



BANGKOK: -- Euromonitor International has ranked Bangkok as the world’s third top city for international tourist visits, after Hong Kong and Singapore in its latest Top City Destinations ranking released this month.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/701013-bangkok-named-the-worlds-3rd-top-tourist-destinations/

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EU urges Thai govt, protesters show utmost restraint

BANGKOK: -- Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, issued the following statement yesterday:

"The High Representative deplores the increasing violence in Thailand and continues to urge all to engage in political dialogue to resolve differences, to respect the democratic process and uphold the rule of law.

"While we respect that this is a matter for the Thai people to resolve, the High Representative is concerned by any actions that undermine Thailand’s demo


-- The Nation 2014-01-31

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Red Shirt supporters told not to wear red
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BANGKOK, Jan 31 – Pro-government activists were today discouraged from wearing red clothing to avoid violence before and during the general elections, scheduled for Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/701015-red-shirt-supporters-told-not-to-wear-red/

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Civil Court drops injunction request to revoke Emergency Decree filed by protest leader, saying no apparent move to crack down on anti-govt protesters /MCOT

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RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: The people's fight to overthrow Thaksin's regime is to reform the country. More and more people join rallies everyday

RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: With millions of people joining the fight, we hope government's officials would join us.

RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: The first to join are from Ministry of Health, Today officials from Ministry of Agriculture have joined us

RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep is reading a letter from someone who claimed he was a loyal police who was in a meeting with Police Chief

RT@lerlaforever: Suthep: Adul after a meeting with Yingluck said would use forces to dispease protesters in case of violent incident

RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: I'm sending this msg to all PDRC friends in other provinces, to have peaceul rallies, avoiding violence.

RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: If they try to bug u, sit and pray. Don't fight with them.

RT@lerlaforever: Suthep: If you stage rallies near protest sites, they will seize opportuntity to cause violences.

RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: So, don't go voting. 28 areas in the south, there r vo candidates. Some has only one candidate from Pua Thai.

RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: As a result, this election will be void.

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RT@veen_NT: Sondhi Linthongkul on Chanaimaruchet Bridge stage, telling protesters to boycott the election. pic.twitter.com/YgRoV2kJbz

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RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: Sth I must say here tonight. It's about farmers not being paid. Yingluk government put the blame on others.

RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: They owe farmers for 6 months, but we just closed down Minister of Finance several days ago.So they blamed us

RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: In fact the government is broke. And Bank for Agriculture wont loan them money as they r afraid they can't pay back

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RT@pakhead: Suthep this evening called on supporters not to stop people voting on Sunday - but told those blockading ballot papers to keep on going.

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Sondhi makes speech on stage of STR

BANGKOK: -- Sondhi Limthongkul, former leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy, addressed demonstrators led by the Students and People's Network for Thailand's Reform at the Chamai Maruchet bridge Friday evening.

It was the first time that Sondhi went up on a stage to speak since the People's Democratic Reform Committee led mass rallies against the Yingluck Government.

His audience cheered loudly to his speech.

-- The Nation 2014-01-31

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RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: Government Saving Bank made a statement they couldn't loan money to the government as the bank is responsible for people' money.

RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: Other banks r also concerned with this and turn down their request. They r concerned people will start withdrawing money in fear

RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: Some provate banks raised high interest rates, so the government backed out as they don't think they can pay back

RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: Government never blame themselves, they put the blame on others for not loaning banks.

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RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: Red Shirt leader Thida Thaworn threatened to stage 3 mass rallies only to call them off, claiming to avoid confronattion.

RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep:Don't make excuse about avoiding violence. It's just because farmers finally realised they were used and didn't wanna be on her side.

RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: If Thaksin is so rich, y didn't he pay the farmers or give loans to the government.

RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: That's because he always uses money from others, never spend his own.

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Election result will have to wait until Feb 23

BANGKOK: -- The Election Commission will not announce the election result on February 2 but will wait for the result of the second round of advance voting scheduled on February 23, Mr Supachai Somcharoen, the commission chairman, said Friday.

The first advance voting took place on January 26 but protesters disrupted the voting in many polling units forcing election officials to call off the voting.

Mr Supachai said that if a petition was filed with the Constitution Court after February 2 asking for the election to be declared null and void, the EC would have to obey whatever the ruling of the court.

Mr Prawich Rattanapien, another election commission, reaffirmed the EC’s determination to try to thwart violence in case there is a confrontation between political rivals in front of polling units.

He disclosed that more police and officials had been deployed to some 90,000 polling units across the country to ensure peace and order.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/election-result-will-wait-feb-23/

-- Thai PBS 2014-01-31

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RT@Lerlaforever: Suthep: They already made arrangement for white shirt folks to light candles in election polls from tmr. Go ahead.

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Thailand Live Saturday 1 Feb 2014

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/701126-thailand-live-saturday-1-feb-2014/