Thailand Live Monday 10 Feb 2014

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Phuket: 20 divers rescued as boat sinks in Andaman Sea
Alasdair Forbes


The MV Blue Star, belonging to Chalong Sea Sports, caught fire and sank in Burmese waters while on a week-long dive trip.

PHUKET: -- Another dive boat has been lost in the Andaman Sea, the second in less than two weeks.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/703459-phuket-20-divers-rescued-as-boat-sinks-in-andaman-sea/

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Farmers-caretaker govt talks on rice payment fail as farmers walk out; to continue protest at Commerce Ministry, threaten to seize warehouses nationwide /MCOT

RT @tulsathit: Govt's rice talks with farmers have ended inconclusively as expected, with govt blaming political conspiracy for defaults.

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RT @tulsathit: Govt says bank loans are the only immediate answer to payment problem, and blames politics for preventing that from happening

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Thailand hosts Thai-US conference on radioactive materials security maintenance in Asia - Pacific region

BANGKOK, 10 February 2014 (NNT) – Thailand is playing host to a Thai – US conference on radioactive materials security maintenance in Asia and the Pacific in the southern province of Phuket.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/703466-thailand-hosts-thai-us-conference-on-radioactive-materials-security-maintenance-in-asia-pacific/

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Anti-Govt Leader Detained At Border Police HQ
By Khaosod English


The police car carrying Mr. Sonthiyarn Chuenruethai-naitham arrives at the Border Patrol Police headquarters in Pathum Thani province, 10 February 2014

BANGKOK: -- A core leader of anti-government protest movements has been arrested for violating the emergency decree.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/703444-pdrc-core-leader-sonthiyarn-arrested-in-bangkok/page-2#entry7419414

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Tarit to announce Tuesday names of 58 firms suspected of supporting protesters

BANGKOK: -- Department of Special Investigation chief Tarit Pengdith said Monday that he will Tuesday announce the names of 58 firms suspected of providing financial support to the protesters.

Tarit said he would distribute the list of 58 firms to reporters on Tuesday after he holds a press conference to announce the names of 58 firms.

He said there are clear evidences that the 58 firms had supported the protests led by the People's Democratic Reform Committee.

About 70 other firms would be summoned to provide explanations to the DSI, he added.


-- The Nation 2014-02-10

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RT @TheLewishamWay: Scary "@Amazing_Maps: The area of London which would have flooded last if not for the Thames barrier

Via: @EnvAgency http://t.co/3ujdmi9Bq3"

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Farmers threaten to occupy all rice warehouses after talks with Govt fail

BANGKOK, 10 February 2014 (NNT) - The negotiation between farmer protesters and the government has ended with a walkout after representatives of the government failed to give a clear date when it will pay farmers in the rice support program.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/703475-thai-farmers-threaten-to-occupy-all-rice-warehouses-after-talks-with-govt-fail/

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Traffic police to re-introduce tough road rules next month



BANGKOK, 10 February 2014 (NNT) - Traffic police are set to enforce strict road rules from March 1, after their previous clampdown on traffic violators was disrupted by a series of anti-government protests.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/703476-thai-traffic-police-to-re-introduce-tough-road-rules-next-month/

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Thaksin makes merit in Myanmar



BANGKOK: -- Senator Somchai Sawaengkarn on Monday posted on his Facebook wall photos of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra who, he said, had joined a meritmaking rite in Myanmar.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/703478-thaksin-makes-merit-in-myanmar/

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Farmers stage walkout from talk with govt
Petchanet Pratruangkrai
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- A group of rice farmers' representatives from 20 provinces Monday walked out from a high-profile meeting with government figures, after caretaker administration came up with no solutions for long-overdue payment under the pledging scheme.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/703475-thai-farmers-threaten-to-occupy-all-rice-warehouses-after-talks-with-govt-fail/#entry7419664

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Former Miss Universe to give speech to a charity dinner to raise fund for rescued dogs



BANGKOK: -- Natalie Glebova, Miss Universe 2005, will make a speech at a charity dinner later this month held to raise fund for Soi Dog Foundation to feed dogs rescued from dog meat trade.

The foundation said, Glebova, who is a Soi Dog Foundation’s ambassador, will make a speech to raise the public awareness on stray animals in Thailand.

The charity dinner will be held at Indus on Soi Sukhumvit 26 on February 22.

Ticket will cost Bt1,000 for Indian buffet plus one drink. Half of the ticket proceeds will go to Soi Dog for buying feeds for the rescued dogs.

Apart from the former Miss Universe, Larry Edelson, a world class gold forecaster, will also give a speech at the event.


-- The Nation 2014-02-10

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Govt-farmer rice talks fail; farmers storm out of meeting
By Digital Content



BANGKOK, Feb 10 – Farmer leaders today abruptly walked out of a meeting with key Cabinet members who failed to tell them when they would be paid for the rice they sold under the subsidy scheme.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/703475-thai-farmers-threaten-to-occupy-all-rice-warehouses-after-talks-with-govt-fail/#entry7419790

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Protest leader Sonthiyan arrested, warrants sought for more 13 leaders
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BANGKOK, Feb 10 - A leading protester and owner of T-News satellite television station Sonthiyan Chuenruthainaitham has been arrested today while the Center for Maintaining Peace and Order (CMPO) said it would seek court approval to issue arrest warrants for 13 more protest leaders of the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/703444-pdrc-core-leader-sonthiyarn-arrested-in-bangkok/page-4?p=7419806#entry7419806

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RT@RichardBarrow: This Canadian was spotted in #Bangkok today helping protest guards protecting Suthep (Pic Kru Lilly) pic.twitter.com/gtffXnyUZp

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RT@veen_NT: Actress Rhatha "Ying" Phongarm designs T-shirt to be sold to help farmers. Details on her IG pic.twitter.com/F7QJ9NY5BR

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RT@teamkorn: Another rice farmer in Sukhothai hangs herself because of rice scam, she was overwhelmed by debt naewna.com/politic/89899 cc @PatricLand > RIP

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RT@tukky_nt: Ex-premier and Thaksin brother-in-law Somchai Wongsawat confirmed he met TS in Myanmar last week #NNA

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RT@RichardBarrow: Two undercover cops captured by guards at Chaeng Wattana have been released & are now in hospital - TR @joe_black317: pic.twitter.com/j1L5wsmRIt

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Pheu Thai party vows not to abandon farmers

The Pheu Thai party announced today that it would not abandon the farmers and slammed the People’s Democratic Reform Committee of using the farmers as a hostage for its own gains.

The party met today to discuss the problems related to rice pledging scheme and farmer’s protests. A statement was issued after the meeting.

In the statement, the party claimed that the rice pledging scheme has been very beneficial to the farmers in helping increase the earnings of 3.2 farming households and in paying, so far, 700 billion baht to farmers through the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives which helps stimulate the economy.

The party said the government would try to secure fund to pay the farmers as quick as possible and pleaded for their sympathy for the government’s restrictions to secure fund because of the government’s caretaker’s status.

Party leader Charupong Ruangsuwan asked the PDRC not to exploit the sufferings of the farmers for political motives.

He slammed protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban for leading protesters to put pressure on government-owned banks to deny loans or credits to the government.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pheu-thai-party-vows-abandon-farmers/

-- Thai PBS 2014-02-10

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SOC condemns insurgent violence against innocent victims
By Digital Content

PATTANI, Feb 10 - The spokesman of the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC)'s Region 4 on Monday condemned insurgent use of violence against innocent victims in Thailand's southern region.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/703549-soc-condemns-insurgent-violence-against-innocent-victims/

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Over 1,000 complaints for lawsuits against government received

BANGKOK: -- Over 1,000 complaints have been lodged by rice farmers with the Law Council of Thailand seeking lawsuits against the government to demand their overdue rice payments.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/703551-over-1000-complaints-for-lawsuits-against-government-received/

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