Thailand Live Monday 24 Mar 2014

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Redshirts beating a Buddhist monk in Nonthaburi

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/713414-redshirts-beating-a-buddhist-monk-in-nonthaburi-video/

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PM visits Praekkasa dump site after flames subside

SAMUT PRAKAN, 24 March 2014 (NNT) – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has inspected the landfill in Samut Prakan province which caught on fire last week in an effort to seek long-term preventive measures and provide assistance for the affected residents.

After the fire raged on for a full week, the fire fighting teams deployed at Samut Prakan’s Praekkasa dump site have managed to successfully put out the flames even though smoke can still be seen spewing out from some spots. Authorities still continue spraying water into the air to help reduce pollution and toxic chemicals.

In a bid to follow up the situation, Prime Minister Yingluck today traveled to the dumping ground. She had a meeting with relevant officials at the Bang Pu Recreation Center, with a view to laying down rehabilitation plans for the locals who had fallen ill from smoke inhalation and finding long-term measures to prevent such a catastrophe from happening again.

During the discussion, the premier was briefed by the Samut Prakan governor on the latest development of the fire incident and the initial assistance given to the residents. She expressed her appreciation to all officials involved in putting out the blaze while asking them to unite for an ongoing effort to protect landfills across the country from future fires.


-- NNT 2014-03-24

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Redshirts in Isan, north-east Thailand, keep faith with benefactor Thaksin
Rural minority support the return of the exiled former prime minister, who improved their standard of living
Bruno Philip
Guardian Weekly

(Thailand) Chaineuk Phokachang, 74, says: "In Bangkok they think people from north-east Thailand are fools. But though we're poor and not as well off as the people in the capital and the central plains, we nevertheless represent a force. After all, the army no longer dares attempt a putsch because they know that we – the redshirts, who defend the government – are not afraid of tanks ..."

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/713439-redshirts-in-isaan-keep-faith-with-benefactor-thaksin/

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Former PM Abhisit rejects murder charges in 2010 turmoil
By English News



BANGKOK, March 24 – Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva today denied all allegations against him in connection with his government’s crackdown on demonstrators in the 2010 political upheaval.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/713443-former-pm-abhisit-rejects-murder-charges-in-2010-turmoil/

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RT@cnnbrk: Malaysian PM: With deep sadness and regret ... I must inform you ... flight MH370 ended in the Indian Ocean.

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BULLETIN — Malaysia Airlines says Flight 370 crashed in Southern Indian Ocean, no survivors

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (BNO NEWS) — Malaysia Airlines informed relatives of passengers on board Flight 370 on late Monday evening that the aircraft crashed in the Southern Indian Ocean and that none of those on board survivors, ending more than two weeks of uncertainty.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/713485-bulletin-malaysia-airlines-says-flight-370-crashed-in-southern-indian-ocean-no-survivors/

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RT@mpoppel: Tragic scenes where relatives are gathered, screams and crying, some people placed on stretchers

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MISSING MH 370
MH 370 crashed in Indian Ocean, no survivors : Malaysia PM

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went down in a remote location, far from any land sites in the middle of the Southern Indian Ocean, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said Monday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/713485-bulletin-malaysia-airlines-says-flight-370-crashed-in-southern-indian-ocean-no-survivors/?p=7603499#entry7603499

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RT@mpoppel: Not only did Malaysia Airlines inform relatives of their loss by SMS but also in English, while most are Chinese and not all speak English

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