Thailand Live Sunday 13th April 2014

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Bus crash injures 20 people

A tour bus carrying local tourists from Khon Kaen to celebrate Songkran festival in Chiang Mai veered off the road and hit a roadside hill in Nakhon Thai district of Phitsanulok province early on Sunday.

Ban Yaeng police said the accident occurred on the road from Phitsanulok to Lom Sak road at about 1.00 a.m. Sunday after the right front tyre of the bus burst.

The driver lost control and the bus veered off and rammed at the foot of the hill.

Twenty passengers and the driver were injured while 13 other passengers were safe.

The injured passengers were admitted to Lom Sak, Camp Son and Phra Yuppharat hospitals in Muang district of Phitsanulok.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/bus-crash-injures-20-people/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bus-crash-injures-20-people

-- Thai PBS 2014-04-13

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Malaysia says no mid-flight phone call from MH370 cockpit

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia on Sunday rejected claims that phone calls were made from missing flight MH370 before it vanished, but refused to rule out any possibility in a so far fruitless investigation over the cause of the jet's disappearance.

The New Straits Times, quoting an anonymous source, had reported Saturday that co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid made a call which ended abruptly, possibly "because the aircraft was fast moving away from the (telecommunications) tower".

There had also been unconfirmed reports of calls by the Malaysia Airlines plane’s captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah before or during the flight.

Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters Sunday that authorities had no knowledge of any calls made from the jet’s cockpit.

"As far as I know, no," he said when asked if any calls had been made.

However, he added that he did not want to speculate on "the realm of the police and other international agencies" investigating the case.

-- The Nation 2014-04-13

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RT@RichardBarrow: 2:30pm #Songkran under BTS Silom - RT @kowit_js: บรรยากาศ สงกรานต์สีลม ใต้ BTS สีลม pic.twitter.com/2oFuY3nhuo #Bangkok

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RT@RichardBarrow: This is #Songkran in Khon Kaen today - RT @khajochi: สงกรานต์ขอนแก่นนี่ดังจริงๆ pic.twitter.com/SKuxuitl3B #Thailand

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RT@RichardBarrow: Even Suthep is in the #Songkran mood & has cancelled all protests during 13-15 April (Pic @ThaiPBS) pic.twitter.com/NX49v4A0Yh

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RT@RichardBarrow: This is #Songkran at Tha Pae Gate in Chiang Mai #Thailand (Pic @CanopierX) pic.twitter.com/oIwVN2QTWr

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ENGLAND
Royal baby rumours after duke drops hint in New Zealand

Wellington - Rumours are rife that 8-month-old Prince Georgemay soon have a brother or sister following what is being interpreted as a hint by the duke of Cambridge at a meeting in the North Islandtown of Cambridge on Saturday.

Prince William was meeting Cynthia Read, the woman who made the lace shawl that was New Zealand’s gift to George on his birth, when he told her "you might have to make another one soon."

Read told the New Zealand Herald, "the way William said it was like he was dropping a hint, letting me in on a secret."

Journalists following the duke and duchess on their April 7-25 tour to New Zealand and Australia are now keenly interested to see if Kate has a glass of wine at a scheduled wine tasting event in Queens town on Sunday afternoon.

-- The Nation 2014-04-13

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RT@tulsathit: In 4 yrs, for first time in Thai history, the elderly population (60 up) will b bigger than children population. via @Prasong_lert

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RT@thaicam: Best wishes for a HAPPY New Year. At the #Bangkok City Hall Songkran celebration pic.twitter.com/MUp0fELrIF

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Special report: Identifying Vehicles in Southern Border Provinces with RFID

Bangkok, 13 April 2014 (NNT)- Most violent incidents in the restive South involve stolen vehicles or those with fake registration numbers.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/718653-special-report-identifying-vehicles-in-southern-border-provinces-with-rfid/

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Yingluck joins Songkran celebration in Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI, 13 April 2014 (NNT) —The Prime Minister today took part in a merit making ceremony in Chiang Mai province.

Yingluck Shinawatra and her son made merit to mark the Thai New Year at Tha Pae Gate. Her prime duty was to preside over a ceremony to bring the venerated Phra Phuttha Sihing Buddha statue, from the Lai Kham Hall to the Pra Sri Maha Wiharn temple in Muang district.

Meanwhile, early in the day, people got dressed in local costumes to go to the temples to make merit, and then later in the morning, proceeded to begin splashing water at every corner of Chiang Mai city, well into the afternoon.

-- NNT 2014-04-13

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Songkhla hyped up for int’l beach volleyball tournament

BANGKOK, 13 April 2014 (NNT) – The 15th Smila-Chang Asian Beach Volleyball Tour or the “Smila Open” will take place from 14-16 April 2014 at the famous Smila beach in Songkhla province. Beach volleyball athletes from more than 20 countries will join in the tournament.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/718654-songkhla-hyped-up-for-intl-beach-volleyball-tournament/

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Sapphire Valley - Prae’s brand new tourist attraction launched

PRAE, 13 April 2014 (NNT) —“Eternal Gems” has been launched in Prae province to inaugurate Sapphire Valley, the latest gemstone tourist attraction in Thailand. It is expected to boost tourism, and in time also contribute to the development of a national gems and accessories industry.

Apichart Todilokwech, Prae’s Governor, presided over the inauguration of “Eternal Gems”, and at the same time introduced Sapphire Valley located in both Denchai and Wangchin districts. The distinctive topography of this area results from the remains of an extinct volcano, now consisting of basalt which is a source of sapphires and black spinel, one of the most beautiful gems in the world. It has been launched at this time to appeal to the many visitors to Prae, for the Thai new year.

-- NNT 2014-04-13

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Nobody allowed in Khao Phra Wihan National Park

Si Sa Ket, 12 April 2014 (NNT) - The Director of Khao Phra Wihan National Park has revealed that there has been a increasing incidence of illegal logging of Siamese Rosewood trees, and other valuable trees in the Khao Phra Wihan National Park, Si Sa Ket province.

Siamese Rosewood is expensive and there is a lot of demand for it.

A criminal organization persuades local people with money and drugs to log the trees for them. The process starts with local people going into the National Park for mushrooms, bamboo shoots, or animals for food. There they can observe national park officials.

The illegal logging of Siamese Rosewood trees is of critical concern since the logging involves an organization of Thai locals, people in a neighboring country, and certain unidentified armed troops. Khao Phra Wihan National Park has adopted a strict procedure to suppress illegal logging as a matter of urgency.

Therefore, it is now prohibited to go into the national park, in the area ranging from Chong Kam Phaka, Phu Pha Mok district to Don Tuan Khmer Ruins area, Kantharalak district, Si Sa Ket province.

If it's essential to enter the vicinity, one must be fully authorized by the Director of Khao Phra Wihan National Park for each and every entrance. If anyone enters this closely restricted area without permission, National Park officials will immediately proceed to take legal action

-- NNT 2014-04-13

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RT@RichardBarrow: 4:30pm - RT @zulfikaralex: #Songkran at Bangla Road, Patong Beach, Phuket. Happening now pic.twitter.com/iuqQr6xEnl

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Petrol bomb hurled into Red Shirt radio station in Pathum Thani; studio is damaged by fire, no report of injuries /MCOT

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RT@191Thailand: Two dead & 1 injured after they received an electric shock at a foam party in Phichit - TR @Nalinee_PLE: pic.twitter.com/VyfzZSyI5o

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