Thailand Live Sunday 16 Feb 2014

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RT@Tulip_Oum: Farmer Assembly from 20 Northeastern prov to block Mittrapab rd at Kong dist in NakhonRatchadima Feb25, ask for rice subsidy.-@Satakhun_TPBS

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Train derails in Samut Sakhon

A diesel train from Bangkok's Wong Wien Yai station to Samut Sakhon's Maha Chai station derailed before noon today but no passenger was injured.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704876-train-derails-in-samut-sakhon/

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Phra Buddha Issara agrees to reopen area occupied by protesters at Chaengwattana Road if CMPO ensures safety; to discuss again this week /MCOT

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GSB director admits lending 20 billion baht to BAAC

BANGKOK: -- Government Savings Bank director Worawit Chailimpamontri admitted this afternoon that the bank had agreed to extend 20 billion baht inter-bank loan to the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives in order to improve the latter’s liquidity.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704853-b17bn-rice-loan-eases-pressure-on-government/page-2?p=7446071#entry7446071

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BAAC union to pressure management to stop borrowing to help rice scheme

BANGKOK: -- Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) union leaders will tomorrow (Monday) meet with the management to put pressure on the bank to stop borrowing from the Government Savings Bank to fund the rice pledging scheme.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704853-b17bn-rice-loan-eases-pressure-on-government/page-2?p=7446081#entry7446081

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FM asks people to delay applications
The Nation

THE FOREIGN MINISTRY has asked people not travelling abroad in the next 20 days to delay applying for passports due to passport production difficulties because of the political unrest.

Consular Department director-general Thongchai Yasawat said Sunday the ministry will restart the central server of the online passport issuing service Monday morning.

Officials were forced to close down central servers at its headquarters on Chaeng Wattana Road for a second time on Friday, following a confrontation between protesters and police near the department.

The servers were turned off initially on January 13 when the Bangkok Shutdown campaign started, because of security fears.

The servers restarted last Monday after negotiations with rally leaders.

Thongchai said the service would be fully operational tomorrow.

The office is slated to open at 10am Monday and the usual 8.30am Tuesday. The closing time will be extended to 4.30pm on both days.

As a result of the servers being turned off, many people have been unable to get passports and there are long queues of applicants.

That is why Thongchai asked people not travelling abroad in the next 20 days to delay their application.

An extra passport mobile unit at Queen Sirikit Convention Centre that opened on February 10 will stay open until Friday.

-- The Nation 2014-02-16

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Ladyboy-Tomboy Join Pattaya Mass Wedding

By Khaosod English.

A ladyboy and a tomboy tie the knot - legally - along with 58 other heterosexual couples from around the world at a garden near Pattaya.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704897-ladyboy-tomboy-join-pattaya-mass-wedding/

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Thailand Live Monday 17 Feb 2014

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/704967-thailand-live-monday-17-feb-2014/