Third Army Area dispatches 19 companies of troops to help quake victims

BANGKOK: -- The Third Army Area Tuesday dispatched 19 companies of troops to help victims of the Monday quake that affected five northern provinces, its commander said.

Third Army Area Commander Lt Gen Preecha Chan-ocha said said the troop would coordinate with the provincial administrations to provide help to the victims.

The troops were dispatched from the Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Phayao, Chiang Mai and Nan Army provinces.


-- The Nation 2014-05-06

SOUTH CRISIS
Bomb blasts rock Hat Yai


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HAT YAI: -- Four separate bomb blasts hit Hat Yai district of Songkhla on Tuesday causing injuries to five people. A fifth bomb found near the entrance to apartments inside Prince of Songkhla Hospital was safely defused.

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Half of new graduates will not get jobs



BANGKOK: -- Up to half of college and university graduates this year will not be able to get jobs due to the sluggish economy and business closures.

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Quake damages many ancient temples in Nan



BANGKOK: -- Several important archaeologist sites in Nan province were damaged by the 6.3 magnitude tremor in Chiang Rai on Monday.
The damage is reportedly worse than last year’s quake.

Local authorities and officials of a local disaster prevention and mitigation office surveyed many important archaeological sites Tuesday.

They found many temples have cracks.

One of them, Wat Phumin temple has many cracks on the inside and outside of its Buddha image hall.

Other slightly damaged archaeological sites include Wat Phrathat Chang Kham and Wat Phrathat Khao Noi located on a hilltop.

People living on high-rise building in the province are warned to be more cautious due to a possible new round of earthquake.

The Fine Arts Department is also inspecting the damaged archaeological sites in the Nan municipality area.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/quake-damages-many-ancient-temples-nan/


-- Thai PBS 2014-05-06

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UPDATE:

10 wounded in twin Hat Yai bomb attacks
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SONGKHLA, May 6--- Two separate bomb attacks rocked Hat Yai, the business district of Songkhla, this afternoon and injured at least 10 persons.

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Urgent: EC resolves not to sent draft royal decree Tuesday

BANGKOK: -- The Election Commission Tuesday resolved not to send a draft royal decree on the new election date to the Cabinet for now.

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Reds Vow March to Bangkok If Court Removes Yingluck

By Khaosod. Eng.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — Over 100,000 Redshirts are ready to descend on Bangkok if Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is removed from her position in a key court ruling tomorrow, a Redshirt leader has claimed.

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Cabinet names new Justice Perm Sec

BANGKOK, 6 May 2014 (NNT) – The Cabinet has removed Mr Kittipong Kittayarak from his post as Permanent Secretary for Justice and appointed Mr Thongthong Chandrangsu as his successor.

Justice Minister Chaikasem Nitisiri revealed that the Cabinet today resolved to transfer Permanent Secretary Kittipong to the post of Prime Minister’s Advisor, which was held by Lt Gen Paradorn Pattanathabutr. As a result, Lt Gen Paradorn was moved to the post of Permanent Secretary for the Prime Minister’s Office, replacing Mr Thongthong Chandrangsu who was then named the new Justice Permanent Secretary, replacing Mr Kittipong.

Although Mr Kittipong had been a supporter of the political reform movement by the People’s Democratic Reform Committee, Mr Chaikasem insisted that his transfer had no political motives. He clarified that Mr Kittipong’s term in the Permanent Secretary post had come to an end as he had been in office for as long as six years.

The Justice Minister also said the outgoing Permanent Secretary had requested the transfer himself and the Cabinet only granted him his wish.

-- NNT 2014-05-06

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