webfact Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Protesters at protest sites not taking precaution against H1N1 virusBANGKOK, 13 February 2014 (NNT) – Protesters in Bangkok acknowledged the risk of contracting the H1N1 influenza at protest venues, but most failed to take the necessary precaution against the virus.Doctors at Mahidol University's Ramathibodi Hospital recently has called on those partaking in activities of the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) to guard against contracting H1N1 by wearing face masks. Reporters visiting the protest site at the Pathumwan intersection in Bangkok on Wednesday found that the protesters were aware of this warning and were concerned about contracting the virus, but did not take any preventive measure. Some of the rally-goers were spotted carrying face masks, but not wearing them.One of the demonstrators told reporters a coach carrying rally supporters from Suratthani and bound for Bangkok had to turn around before reaching its intended destination after scores of passengers contracted influenza.Doctors earlier explained that H1N1 was spreading at the protest camps due to the crowded condition and lack of good hygiene practices. Doctors also suggested that rally supporters who were not of good health should avoid direct participation and watch broadcasts of the protest from home instead.-- NNT 2014-02-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 MEDIARumour about Obama-Beyonce relations spread Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704043-rumour-about-obama-beyonce-relations-spread/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Public holiday marks Makha Bucha Day Friday 14th February is Valentines Day as you all know, however, it is also Makha Bucha Day in Thailand which is a Thai holiday. Most offices will be closed on Friday & Saturday this week. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704092-public-holiday-marks-makha-bucha-day/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Premature sex linked to porn sites, Line chatThe NationBANGKOK: -- Easy access to pornography via the Internet and the Line chat application could be drawing impressionable youngsters into premature sex, the Public Health Ministry warned yesterday. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704093-thai-public-health-ministry-premature-sex-linked-to-porn-sites-line-chat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Be wary of govt tricks, farmers toldThe NationIndependent experts must inspect rice warehouses, says WarongBANGKOK: -- FORMER DEMOCRAT MP Warong Dechgitvikrom yesterday urged farmers affected by overdue pledged-rice payments not to fall for caretaker Commerce Minister Niwatthumrong Boonsongpai-san's invitation to check on warehouses storing pledged rice. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704094-be-wary-of-govt-tricks-thai-farmers-told/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Negotiated solution the best way out of debilitating political impasseHataikarn Treesuwan,Pakorn Peungnetr,Somroutai SapsomboonThe NationPeace will never come before talks. But successful talks need the consent of all parties.BANGKOK: -- It appears that Thailand has again come to the point of no return. The political stalemate seems to have hit a dead end, as the two sides are showing no signs of stepping back during the almost four months of anti-government rallies. Although there were some meetings between both sides, they failed to reach any agreement. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704095-negotiated-solution-the-best-way-out-of-debilitating-political-impasse/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Help from rice mills could offer lifeline to govtPETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAITHE NATIONNAKHON RATCHASIMA MILLS OFFER PADDY AS SURETY ON LOANS FOR CASH-STRAPPED FARMERSBANGKOK: -- THE CARETAKER government would appear to have an opportunity for survival if rice mills commit to giving a hand and help suffering farmers awaiting overdue payments under the flagship rice-pledging scheme. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704096-help-from-rice-mills-could-offer-lifeline-to-thai-govt/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 UPDATE: Petition on poll rejectedThe NationConstitutional Court does not see merit in Democrat plea against February 2 electionBANGKOK: -- The Constitutional Court yesterday rejected a Democrat Party petition to nullify the February 2 election, saying the court found no merit to hear the case. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/703959-constitutional-court-refuses-to-rule-on-legality-of-february-2-election/page-3#entry7430764 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Bt2-tn loan bill chided in courtTHE NATIONBANGKOK: -- TESTIFYING on the government-backed Bt2-trillion borrowing bill to the Constitutional Court yesterday, four prominent economists expressed doubts or outright opposition to it, with some alleging that the bill was passed unconstitutionally by Parliament and would be detrimental to the country's budget discipline in the long run if it became law. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704097-bt2-tn-loan-bill-chided-in-court/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 EDITORIALFor Thai teens, Cupid's arrow can be poison-tippedThe NationThis Valentine's Day will bring another leap in accidental teenage pregnancies; we need proper sex education to tackle a problem that is ruining too many lives Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704098-for-thai-teens-cupids-arrow-can-be-poison-tipped/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 THAI TALKWhy is govt stuck in the mud over rice-pledging scheme?Suthichai YoonThe NationBANGKOK: -- Someone in the newsroom posed a very simple question on a subject undermining the caretaker government to the point of near collapse: Can the Yingluck caretaker government pay farmers under the rice-pledging scheme? Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704099-thai-talk-why-is-govt-stuck-in-the-mud-over-rice-pledging-scheme/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 TELL IT AS IT ISCrime and punishment: they apply to govt as much as to individualsPornpimol KanchanalakSpecial to The NationBANGKOK: -- Left in its natural state, human life is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short", claimed English political thinker Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). Philosophers before and after theorised about the social contract to explain how "wild" man surrenders some of his freedoms and submits to the authority of a ruler, or government, in exchange for the protection of rights. Such a social or political contract leads to the notion of legitimacy of government. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704100-crime-and-punishment-they-apply-to-thai-govt-as-much-as-to-individuals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Pattaya Russian ATM 'Scammers' BustedBy Khaosod EnglishPATTAYA: -- Police in Pattaya said they have arrested two Russians who used counterfeit cards to steal cash from ATMs. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704101-pattaya-police-bust-russian-atm-scammers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Pheu Thai case against Suthep thrown outThe NationBANGKOK: -- The Constitutional Court yesterday rejected a request by the Pheu Thai Party that Suthep Thaugsuban and 10 other protest leaders be charged with staging their protest with the aim of toppling the democratic system of government. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704102-pheu-thai-case-against-suthep-thrown-out/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 PDRC Valentine's event targets ThaksinTHE NATIONBANGKOK: -- A SPECIAL celebration called "Love Thailand and Break Up with Thaksin Regime" will be held at main rally bases from tomorrow until Sunday, rally spokesman Akanat Promphan said yesterday. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704103-pdrc-valentines-event-targets-thaksin/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 'Protest financiers' list brings angry denials, includes deceased executiveThe NationBANGKOK: -- SAHA PATHANAPIBUL chief executive officer Boonchai Chokwatana denied yesterday that he helped fund the anti-government movement led by the People's Democratic Reform Committee. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704104-protest-financiers-list-brings-angry-denials-includes-deceased-executive/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Thai press freedom improves in World Press Freedom indexBANGKOK: -- Thailand’s image of press freedom inches five places up to 130th from 135th in 2013 among 180 countries in the 2014 World Press Freedom index released by the France-based Reporters Without Borders(RSF), the global media watchdog. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704106-thai-press-freedom-improves-in-world-press-freedom-index/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 UPDATE: Phuket visa run firm owner denies driver theft story Wiparatana NathalangPHUKET: -- The owner of KBV Visa Run company has denied a news report that one of its drivers was arrested by Malaysian police after stealing B37,000 from foreigners in his minibus and then leaving them stranded. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/703946-runaway-driver-leaves-visa-runners-stranded-swipes-more-than-b37000/?p=7430865#entry7430865 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Anti-graft agency gets more evidence on rice corruptionBy Digital ContentBANGKOK, Feb 13 – Farmer leaders have supplied information and evidence to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), charging the government with cheating in the rice pledging scheme. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704125-anti-graft-agency-gets-more-evidence-on-rice-corruption/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Thai stock index opens on Thursday at 1,312.69, falls 1.37 points /MCOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Gunshots and firecracker explosion near Pathumwan protest stageBANGKOK: -- Three gunshots and a loud explosion from what believed to be a giant firecracker were heard at Hua Chang bridge near the Pathumwan protest stage early this morning. There were no injuries however. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704134-gunshots-and-firecracker-explosion-near-pathumwan-protest-stage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Militants kill monk and three civiliansPATTANI: -- Four southern militants sprayed bullets from their assault rifles at a group of Buddhists while they were offering alms to monks in Mae Larn district of Pattani province this morning, killing a monk and three locals. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704135-militants-kill-monk-and-three-civilians-in-pattani/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Southern militants shoot and burn bank employeePATTANI: -- An female employee of Bangkok Bank’s Nongchik-Pattani branch was shot and then burned alive while she was riding home in a motorcycle on Highway 42 late yesterday evening in Yaring district of Pattani. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704137-southern-militants-shoot-and-burn-bangkok-bank-employee/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Farmer leaders now vow to overthrow caretaker government BANGKOK: -- Farmer leaders last night vowed to overthrow the government of caretaker prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra with the mobilization of up to 50,000 troubled farmers to the capital to act. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704140-thai-farmer-leaders-now-vow-to-overthrow-caretaker-government/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Arrest warrants underway for 7 suspects in Lak Si shoot-outBy Digital ContentBANGKOK, Feb 13 – Police will seek court approval to issue arrest warrants for seven men connected with a clash at Lak Si intersection on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704144-arrest-warrants-underway-for-7-suspects-in-lak-si-shoot-out/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Traders participate fully in rice auctionBy Digital Content BANGKOK, Feb 13 – Eighteen rice traders have joined a bidding event to buy nearly 500,000 tonnes of rice under the government’s subsidy scheme, according to a senior Commerce Ministry official.Surasak Riangkrul, Foreign Trade Department director general, said the newest batch of rice offered for auction, weighing 467,622 tonnes, was from three crops between 2011 and 2014.He said the private sector was keen on buying rice from the subsidy programme.Bid winners will be announced today and rice would be delivered to them in a few months.He said the Commerce Ministry will organise another tender next week for at least 500,000 tonnes of rice to be exported.Mr Surasak said the Commerce Ministry has so far submitted Bt170-180 billion from rice auctions to the Finance Ministry, adding that at least Bt15 billion was sent to the Finance Ministry in the last two months.Caretaker Deputy Commerce Minister Yanyong Phuangrach said the government should earn nearly Bt10 billion from the latest auction of 460,000 tonnes of rice.The Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) will be asked to speed up payments to the financially-stressed farmers, he said. (MCOT online news)-- TNA 2014-02-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Police seek 7-day detention for Sonthiyan; prosecutor won't defer indictment against Suthep for role in 2010 crackdown on red shirts /MCOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Thailand's Transport Co. and Naluang Co. of Laos to launch new public bus service, Route 14, linking Loei with Luang Prabang. /The NationCaretaker PM Yingluck meets military top brass, discusses annual military reshuffle /MCOTTourism Authority of Thailand allocated Bt100mn to restore confidence of Asian tourists when Thai political unrest ends /The Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 UPDATE: Boy, monk among five killed in Thai southBANGKOK, February 13, 2014 (AFP) - Suspected Thai militants shot dead five people, including a nine-year-old boy and a Buddhist monk, in the latest attacks in the kingdom's insurgency-torn deep south, police said Thursday. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704135-militants-kill-monk-and-three-civilians-in-pattani/#entry7431853 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Police remind public of alcohol ban during Makha BuchaBANGKOK, 12 February 2014 (NNT) – The Royal Thai Police has stressed that the nationwide alcohol ban will be imposed on the upcoming Makha Bucha Day while warning vendors and drunk drivers of serious legal penalties. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704152-thai-police-remind-public-of-alcohol-ban-during-makha-bucha/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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