UPDATE:

Thai Navy resumes search for missing MH370
By English News

BANGKOK, March 16 - The Royal Thai Navy today resumed search operations for the missing Malaysian jetliner flight MH370 as requested by the Malaysian government.

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Oil slick found along 2.5 kilometres of Bang Saen Beach in Chonburi; tourists banned from swimming in sea, clean-up mission underway /MCOT

Southern border academic urges stronger action on human trafficking

BANGKOK, 16 March 2014 (NNT) - An academic from the deep South has called on the government to take the problem of human trafficking more seriously following the arrest of over 200 illegal immigrants in Songkhla.

Academic from the Institute for Peace Studies, Prince of Songkla University, Saki Phithakkhumphon said the nationality of more than 200 illegal immigrants who claimed to be Turkish had not yet been identified due to a lack of cooperation for investigation. Mr Saki then urged the government to make more concrete efforts in combating human trafficking, saying that the illegal immigration of these 200 aliens was not unprecedented and speculated that they might use the same route as Rohingyas.

The government should not just dump the problem into the lap of low-ranking officers, said the academic.

-- NNT 2014-03-16

CCTV footage of suspects for three murder case revealed
By Coconuts Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- Police may have a break in the "whistle murders" after reviewing CCTV footage of a group of men dumping what might have been a body into the Chao Phraya River.

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Malaysia seeks more assistance in search of missing plane

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia is seeking help from more countries to locate a passenger plane that went missing more than a week ago, the Transport Ministry said Sunday.

"Malaysian officials are contacting countries along the northern and southern corridors about MH370," it said.

"These countries include: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, China, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and France," the statement said.

"Officials are requesting assistance from these countries."

On Saturday, Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the termination of the search in the South China Sea, after investigators determined the Beijing-bound flight MH370 had changed course and headed westward before its communication system was disabled.

-- The Nation 2014-03-16

EC commissioner Somchai to discuss with independent organisations on Monday to find a way out of country's political crisis /MCOT

Iranian Man Arrested Used a Fake Passport to Rent a Car

PATTAYA – March 15, 2014 [PDN]; at 8.00 a.m. Pol.Lt.Col. Ratthaphong Tia-sood (Deputy Superintendent of Chonburi Immigration Bureau) was notified from a Mrs. Phattharawadee Homkhajornthanajorn, aged 54, that she had detained a foreign man who rented a from her company called “Jeh Da Car Rent” but didn’t return it.

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RT@tulsathit: Apparently, some figures related to Yingluck have become winning lottery number again!!!!

RT@tulsathit: Timeline is being flooded with comments on Yingluck's merit as lotto angel.

Families face worst nightmare of mid-air ordeal on MH370

KUALA LUMPUR: -- New revelations about a missing Malaysia Airlines plane have left anguished relatives contemplating the prospect that those on board endured a terrifying, high-altitude hijack ordeal that may have lasted nearly eight hours.

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UPDATE:

Phuket police raid Kamala house of missing Russian couple, but find no signs of foul play
Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: Early this morning (March 16), a team of police and Russian embassy staff went into the luxury Kamala home of missing Russian couple Alexei Slabinskiy and Yana Strizheus, but found no-one at home, and no signs of foul play.

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UPDATE:

Marine department to impose harsh penalties to solve oil slick in sea
By English News

BANGKOK, March 16 - The Marine Department plans to impose harsher punishment against those found to have released oil into the sea in the wake of recent oil slick in Thailand's renowned eastern seaside resort of Bang Saen.

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BMA ramps up safety measures for Songkran long holiday

BANGKOK, 16 March 2014 (NNT) - The Traffic and Transportation Department of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has issued an action plan on the prevention and reduction of road accidents during the Songkran festival this year in Bangkok. Four “Bangkok Emergency Service Teams” (BEST) will be on standby 24 hours to assist in emergency situations.

The department announced that it would campaign for road safety from 1 Match – 10 April before implementing strict measures from 11 – 17 April. Check points will be set up on both main and minor roads with warning signs erected in road-accident prone areas.

The 24-hour BEST teams and civil defense volunteers will be deployed in at-risk areas and major intersections. The department will also make sure that all CCTV cameras in Bangkok are working and check the safety of electric train stations, piers and bus stops.

-- NNT 2014-03-16

Pheu Thai welcomes roadmap but not an appointed prime minister

Pheu Thai party will not accept any political roadmap which includes a proposal which goes against the principle of democracy such as the creation of an interim government with a Royally-appointed prime minister, party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said today (Sunday).

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/711355-pheu-thai-welcomes-roadmap-but-not-an-appointed-prime-minister/

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Thailand Live Monday 17 Mar 2014

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