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Private sector believes rice payments will help stimulate economy

BANGKOK, 30 May 2014 (NNT) - The private sector has expressed confidence that the Thai economy will grow more after the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) gives overdue payments to rice farmers while suggesting all sectors to help develop the quality of life of farmers urgently.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/730202-private-sector-believes-thai-rice-payments-will-help-stimulate-economy/

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AFTER COUP
Junta seeks to block social-media access to 'inappropriate content'

Asina Pornwasin
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Junta's online content monitoring panel will seek cooperation from social-network operators to block accessibility in Thailand to Facebook pages, Line groups and YouTube videos that have inappropriate content, especially those deemed as violating lese majeste restrictions and national security.

The resolution came after a meeting yesterday of the committee to monitor and regulate Internet and social-network use set up by the Information and Communications Technology Ministry on Tuesday under a National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) command.

Committee member Pol Maj General Pisit Pao-in said that in the next two days the ICT Ministry would send representatives to meet executives of Facebook and Google in Singapore and Line in Japan to seek cooperation in blocking access for Thai people to inappropriate content over these platforms. The ministry will also ask them not to allow the opening of pages with "inappropriate" content.

The move is aimed at curbing content that violates the NCPO's 12th, 17th, and 18th announcements, which ordered online operators to suspend messages deemed as insulting the monarcy, provocative, inciting violence or critical of the military leaders, causing misunderstanding among the public or disturbing peace and order.

According to the announcements, operators of social media and Internet service providers (ISPs) have been urged to block the spreading of false information and messages that incite unrest or opposition to what the junta calls peacekeeping efforts.

"Currently, more than 200 online contents, including Facebook pages and website pages, have been closed because they violated the NCPO's orders. We blocked them under the authority given to us by the NCPO's 26th order," Pisit said. He added that the committee monitored only public areas over the social network and kept a close watch on specific suspect accounts. They insisted that they were not against people's online privacy.

There are three working panels under the committee to enforce three tasks: for directing, for information verification and analysis, and for investigation and suppression.

The inability to access Facebook on Wednesday afternoon had nothing to do with the ICT Ministry's orders, Pasit said. Thais were unable access Facebook because of technical problems somewhere on the connection route between the international Internet gateway and the social network's server, he said.

"It was the misunderstanding of ISPs that they thought Facebook was down because of an order, hence they posted a banner saying, 'This Web page cannot be accessed because of the NCPO's command.' We did not block Facebook," Pisit insisted.

Facebook users were furious when they were briefly unable to access the social medium on Wednesday. The NCPO responded quickly by saying it had no policy to block social media and ordered the ICT Ministry to fix the problem at the gateway.

Yanapol Yungyuen, a member of the committee, said the panel worked under the NCPO's command to keep peace in the country without intention to harm people's online life and privacy. He also urged people not to put unverified content online and or on social networks, especially Line's group messages and Facebook.

The committee held its first meeting on Tuesday after being set up by the coup commanders. Pisit said the committee had invited ISPs as well as Facebook and Line representatives to seek their cooperation. However, Line and Facebook did not send representatives to the meeting.

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-- The Nation 2014-05-30

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REDS
UDD leaders recount their experiences in custody

Olan Lertrudtanadumrongkul,
Budsarakham Sinlapalavan
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- LEADERS of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) who were released by the military on Wednesday after acknowledging sedition charges have been sharing their experiences.

On May 22, representatives of the People's Democratic Reform Commit-tee, the UDD, Pheu Thai, the Democrat Party and the government reported for a meeting with Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha, only to find themselves in custody before the Army declared that it was taking over.

Then, according to their account, the UDD leaders were searched, made to surrender their mobile phones, tied up and blindfolded before they were ushered into a helicopter and taken to an unidentified location.

Upon arrival, their blindfolds were removed and they found themselves in a not-so-clean house. At 9pm, they were given food, a change of clothes, towels and electric fans. They were also told not to venture out of the house.

For the first night, Thida Tavonseth was allowed to sleep in an air-conditioned room on the first floor, while Kokaew Pikulthong was put up in the living room on the ground floor. Nuttawut Saikuar had to settle for the pump room, but was given better accommodation the following night.

In the morning, everybody was given a pen and paper to make a list of what they wanted and hand it over to the soldiers.

During the detention, the UDD leaders were allowed to speak to the soldiers only when they wanted something. On the last night, the soldiers told them they would be taken back to Bangkok in the morning.

The following morning, each leader was blindfolded and ushered into a separate van along with six soldiers before they headed for Bangkok. It was only when they were on the motorway heading toward the Army Club on that their blindfolds were removed.

The UDD leaders released, Jatuporn Promphan, Nuttawut, Vira-karn Musigapong, Weng Tojirakarn and Thida, were warned to not do anything political in nature.

Upon arriving at home, Jatuporn immediately posted a message on Facebook, saying, "I have arrived home already and am safe. Thank you all for worrying about me."

In addition, Weng's and Thida's son Salaktham Tojirakarn said on Facebook that his parents were safely released on Wednesday and that they were well.

In the post, he also called on the National Council for Peace and Order to allow relatives and lawyers to visit those who are still in detention, adding that he hoped the detainees would be released soon.

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-- The Nation 2014-05-30

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EDITORIAL
Suddenly, hope for the South from an unlikely source

The Nation

The junta should grab this opportunity to do something decisive and constructive for the conflict-ridden provinces

BANGKOK: -- Hardly a day goes by without a fresh act of violence in Thailand's deep South, but residents there know the crisis has always been held hostage by national politics.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/730208-suddenly-hope-for-the-south-from-an-unlikely-source-thai-editorial/

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LATEST: New Visa Rules Exclude Everyone Except Sex Tourists, Alcoholics, Drug Addicts, Ravers, Illiterate Troglodytes

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BANGKOK – Citing the need for maintaining order and unity during the transition to reform, the Council for Maintaining Peace and Order (CMPO) announced strict new visa rules for foreigners wishing to enter the kingdom.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/730169-new-visa-rules-exclude-everyone-except-sex-tourists-alcoholics-drug-addicts-ravers-illiterate/

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Roads around Victory Monument to be closed again if protesters gather, deputy police chief says

BANGKOK: -- The roads around the Victory Monument will be closed to traffic again Friday if security officials learn that anti-coup protesters plan to gather there, Deputy Police Commissioner-General Pol Gen Somyos Phumphanmuang said.


Somyos, who is in charge of security affairs, told TNN24 Channel that if police and military officials learn that the protesters plan to gather there, they will launch an operation to prevent the rally as the officials need to keep peace and order.

Plainclothes police are also on standby at the spot to monitor against the rally in case the organisers use secret channels to schedule the protest. The Plainclothes officials will be ready to take charge of the situation once a protest starts, Somyos said.

He said police did not arrest students protesting at Thammasat University because they rallied under their ideology. But the protesters at the Victory Monument were hired and they caused trouble to vendors around the main bus transit spot, Somyos alleged.

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-- The Nation 2014-05-30

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Chanthaburi starts its famous Durian Festival

CHANTABURI, 30 May 2014 (NNT) - Chanthaburi province today begins its annual event, the "Fruit Fun Fest: Durian World 2014" to publicize the quality of its agricultural harvest and acknowledge the skill and effort of the province's farmers. The event runs from 30th May until 8th June.


The Chanthaburi Governor Mr. Kriangdej Khemthong announced that while the fair starts today, the opening ceremony is on the last day of May at 5 p.m. at the Central Stage Chalermprakiat Building at Chanthaburi Municipality, when the announcement is made that the harvest has started. The area is famous for the quality of its fruit, so residents and visitors alike are always ready to consume the fresh fruit of the season. This and supplying bigger markets throughout the country, generates good income for farmers and reduces the possibility of an oversupply of fruit.

The Fair centered on the large central city park, features produce from the 10 districts of Chanthaburi province, meaning an impressive choice of newly picked tropical fruit. People are urged to visit the "Fruit Fun Fest: Durian 2014" in Chanthaburi, an easy drive from Bangkok.

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Gambling Den in Chachoengsao raided

CHACHOENGSAO, 30 May 2014, (NNT) - Chachoengsao Provincial military, administrative officers and police have raided a gambling den in the area, in accordance with an official instruction of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) that forbids any kind of gambling.


The combined force conducted a search of a residence in the Namuang Sub-district of the province’s Muang District after receiving a report of an illegal activity. The force found gambling equipment but the gamblers were able to escape.

According to an interrogation of a man suspected of having an involvement in the operation, the den belonged to an unknown local politician who rented the venue to open a restaurant as a front, while running an illegal operation behind the scenes. The officials confiscated gambling equipment while examining a CCTV camera installed in the establishment in their attempt to identify the owner of the gambling den.

The military urged the public to strictly uphold the NCPO’s instruction, stressing that the authority is serious about eradicating gambling, narcotics, and arms dealing.

The officials also admitted Chachoengsao Province has several gambling dens operating under the wing of local politicians and influential figures.

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Police say no high-level politicians found involved in rice mortgage graft yet

BANGKOK, 30 May 2014 (NNT) – The police asserted that at least 10 instances of irregular practice have been detected in the rice mortgage program, whereas the number of complaints registered against such irregularities stood at 250.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/730249-thai-police-say-no-high-level-politicians-found-involved-in-rice-mortgage-graft-yet/

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2014 World No Tobacco Day supported in Nakhon Ratchasima

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, 29 May 2014 (NNT) - Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Public Health Office is promoting the 2014 World No Tobacco Day.


The World Health Organization (WHO) sets May 31st of each year as World No Tobacco Day and the theme for this year is "Raise Taxes on Tobacco". As for Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Public Health Office this year, it is focused on promoting public places, work places, public transportation and homes as non-smoking areas, which is helpful to those who intend to quit smoking. Despite several years of encouraging smokers to break the smoking habit, quitting is remains difficult, considering the rate of only 2-3% of habitual smokers who successfully quit smoking each year.

However, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, and the Acting on Smoking and Health Foundation, are encouraging the public to place no-smoking stickers in the no-smoking places determined by law and urging every organization to create a non-smoking environment at the workplace.

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Lost French tourist rescued from Phuket jungle
Phuket Gazette

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French tourist Erik Pourier (center) enjoys a much-needed drink after his rescue, with Mr Ken (left) and Phuket Tourist Police Volunteer Simon Lutterell. Photo: Supplied

PHUKET: -- A hastily formed search instigated by an expat Phuket Tourist Police Volunteer led to the safe recovery of 25-year-old French tourist Erik Pourier, who became lost in the jungle at the Khao Phra Thaew wildlife sanctuary in Thalang in the dark.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/730252-lost-french-tourist-rescued-from-phuket-jungle/

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