Thailand Live Monday 16 Jun 2014

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142,000 Cambodian workers return home from Thailand: official

PHNOM PENH, June 16, 2014 (AFP) - More than 140,000 Cambodians had fled jobs in Thailand to return home as of Monday, fearing a crackdown on illegal migrants under junta rule, an official said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/734892-142000-cambodian-workers-return-home-from-thailand-official/

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LABOUR
Crackdown on foreign workers untrue: Labour Ministry

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/734863-thailand-to-bring-back-cambodian-labour/#entry7980122

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LOTTERY
No order given to adjust lottery price : junta

BANGKOK: -- The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Monday denied ordering the Government Lottery Office (GLO) to adjust price of lottery tickets.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/734785-ncpo-advises-lottery-office-to-consider-lottery-price/page-2#entry7980242

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ECONOMY
Stop using bank notes inappropriately: BOT
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BANGKOK: -- Bank of Thailand urged all Thais not to mark or write anything on bank notes, to help the country save hundreds of million each year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/734908-stop-using-bank-notes-inappropriately-bot/

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Ukraine says Russia's state-run Gazprom has halted gas supplies after talks fail to settle dispute over debts /BBC

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Prices of 205 essential goods to be frozen temporary



BANGKOK: -- Consumers product companies and retail traders have agreed to maintain prices of 205 essential goods for another six months until the end of November.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/734770-goods-prices-in-thailand-to-be-frozen-through-november/page-2?p=7980405#entry7980405

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F1 legend Michael Schumacher has left hospital after the skiing accident that nearly killed him, and is no longer in a coma /BBC

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NCPO urged to strip Thaksin of rank, revoke passport
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BANGKOK, June 16 -- A group of people calling themselves a university network for the reform of Thailand has urged the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to call in former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, revoke his passport and strip him of his rank as a police lieutenant colonel and royal decorations as he has caused national problems.

Representatives of the network filed their written request addressed to NCPO and Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha at the Army headquarters in Bangkok today.

They urged the NCPO to press charges against Thaksin with a court martial right away.

The representatives said that Pol Lt Col Thaksin supported persons who were insulting the royal institution overseas including Jakrapob Penkair, former prime minister's office minister, who faces an arrest warrant.

Besides, they said Mr Thaksin had initiated the populist policies of the Yingluck Shinawatra government which caused corruption among other national problems.

Mr Thaksin left Thailand in 2008, just before the Supreme Court sentenced him to two-year imprisonment for conflict of interest during his past premiership.

Meanwhile, the NCPO continues summoning people to report to it. Today soldiers brought Kanyaphak Maneejak to report to the NCPO at the Army auditorium in Bangkok's Thewes area.

Also known as DJ Orm, Miss Kanyaphak is a key red shirt leader in Chiang Mai, the home province and political stronghold of the Shinawatra family,

The NCPO's spokesperson team said those who were likely to cause problems would be released just after turning themselves in but those who looked problematic ones would be detained for up to seven days to create understanding.

So far 320 people have been released after reporting to the NCPO. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-06-16

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Khao San Raod tourism back to normal after curfew lifted
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BANGKOK, June 16 -- Tourism on Khao San Road in the heart of Bangkok, known as the backpack haven for tourists, has returned to its normal liveliness as the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) canceled the curfew it had imposed across the nation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/734915-khao-san-raod-tourism-back-to-normal-after-curfew-lifted-bangkok/

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Local officials, community leaders in North found involved in drug trafficking
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BANGKOK, June 16 -- Nearly 100 civil servants and local community leaders in the Thailand's Northern region of have been involved in drug dealing, according to Provincial Police Region 5.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/734916-local-thai-officials-community-leaders-in-north-found-involved-in-drug-trafficking/

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F1 legend Michael Schumacher 'out of coma'

(BBC) F1 champion Michael Schumacher has left hospital in Grenoble and is no longer in a coma, his family says.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/734917-f1-legend-michael-schumacher-out-of-coma/

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Budget reimbursements for the people's benefit

BANGKOK, 16 June 2014 (NNT)-The Permanent Secretary of the Interior is insisting all units speed up their reimbursement action for the benefit of Thais

All agencies are urged to hasten reimbursements on all public and governmental projects for the well being and happiness of the Thai people.

Wibul Sanguanpong, the permanent secretary of the Interior said after a meeting with the NCPO and executives from the Bureau of the Budget that the policy and road map followed the National Council for Peace and Order's (NCPO) directions.

A concentrated inspection will be applied to payments and the budget of every civil project. All projects must proceed economically, usefully and effectively, for the ultimate welfare of the people.


-- NNT 2014-06-16

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Krungthai Bank Chairman Voravidh Champeeratana submitted his resignation as chairman, board director, effective immediately; reason not disclosed by bank /The Nation

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RT @W7VOA: #Thailand MFA to meet with #Cambodia's ambassador in Bangkok tomorrow to assure her #ThaiCoup junta not targeting Cambodian laborers.

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RT @Juarawee: 8:47PM More Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand packed and ready to return to home country http://t.co/WshRVr43pr

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Cambodian envoy to be briefed of Thailand’s policy on foreign workers

BANGKOK: -- Cambodian ambassador to “Thailand will be invited to the Thai Foreign Ministry on Tuesday to get a briefing on the policy of the National Council for Peace and Order on foreign migrant workers and to be officially informed that the junta has no policy to persecute or crack down on these workers.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/734974-cambodian-envoy-to-be-briefed-of-thailands-policy-on-foreign-workers/

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Fast and Furious German Crashes Car in Hua Hin

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/734979-fast-and-furious-german-crashes-car-in-hua-hin/

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to continue:

Thailand Live Tuesday 17 Jun 2014

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/735015-thailand-live-tuesday-17-jun-2014/