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Surrender weapons today or face arrest: junta

BANGKOK: -- Junta will not extend grace period to surrender war weapons that ends today. Those who still keep weapons after today face legal action, Deputy Army chief Gen Udomdet Sitabutr said.

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-- The Nation 2014-06-25

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New health fund will be proposed to NCPO to support emergency patients

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BANGKOK, 25 June 2014 (NNT) - The Comptroller General’s Department (CGD), the Social Security Office (SSO), and the National Health Security Office (NHSO) are drafting a proposal to establish an emergency fund to regulate treatment of emergency patients. Once completed, the proposal will be presented to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) for approval.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/737368-new-health-fund-will-be-proposed-to-ncpo-to-support-emergency-patients/

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Construction sector is expected to pick up in the latter half of this year

BANGKOK, 25 June 2014 (NNT) - The construction sector has forecasted that its performance in the latter half of the year would pick up the pace after the private sector has regained confidence, resulting in more investment projects on the horizon.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/737376-thai-construction-sector-is-expected-to-pick-up-in-the-latter-half-of-this-year/

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MOE told to include reconciliation and unity promoting programs in budget proposal

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BANGKOK, 25 June 2014 (NNT) – The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) asked the Ministry of Education on Wednesday to include reconciliation and unity-fostering programs in its budget request for the 2015 fiscal year, and to place importance on education in the Deep South and preparations for the ASEAN Economic Community.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/737383-moe-told-to-include-reconciliation-and-unity-promoting-programs-in-budget-proposal/

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US cuts more Thailand aid, considers moving exercises
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WASHINGTON, June 24, 2014 (AFP) - The United States said Tuesday it has suspended more assistance to Thailand in response to a military coup and was considering moving a major regional exercise out of the kingdom.

Washington has blocked $4.7 million in security-related aid to Thailand, which accounts for roughly half of its $10.5 million in annual assistance to the longtime ally, State Department official Scot Marciel said in testimony to Congress.

The United States swiftly rebuked Thailand's military after it defied warnings not to intervene in the political chaos. The State Department announced that it had frozen $3.5 million in aid just one day after the May 22 coup.

The additionally suspended assistance has included a US-sponsored firearms training program for the Thai police and a study trip to the United States for senior Thai police officers, another US official said.

Marciel said that the United States was also considering moving next year's Cobra Gold -- one of the largest US military exercises and a key element in the US strategy of pivoting power to Asia.

The United States and Thailand have held the annual exercises together since 1980, this year involving some 13,000 participants from US-friendly nations across the region.

"We'll certainly be looking at it very closely. It will depend partly on what happens on the ground there," Marciel said in response to a question.

Representative Steve Chabot, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Asia, said that exercises in Thailand "could clearly send the wrong message" to Thailand and around the world "in light of the repressive nature" of the junta.

Chabot called on President Barack Obama's administration to study moving the 2015 exercises, generally held early each year, to Darwin, Australia, where some 2,500 US Marines are deploying as part of the pivot to Asia.

- 'Clear' support for democracy -

Thailand has been in turmoil since 2006 when the military overthrew elected prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a billionaire turned populist champion of the poor who has shaken Bangkok's royalist elite and its allies in the army.

The military has clamped down harder with the latest coup. Army chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha has suspended the constitution, assumed sweeping powers and smothered dissent.

While some supporters of the royalist "Yellow Shirt" protest movement have called for changes to dilute the role of elections, Marciel said he believed that Thais broadly supported democracy.

If Thailand does not restore freedoms and allow elections, "over time there will be more and more Thai people who will look for opportunities to express their unhappiness," Marciel said.

"Can't really put a timeframe on it, but I do think the majority of Thai people have made clear they want democracy and certainly that's our view as well," he said.

Marciel downplayed lawmakers' fears that China -- which unlike Western nations and Thailand's neighbors has not criticized the coup -- would seize on the US shunning of the kingdom, saying that the crisis was rooted in domestic factors.

"I don't think there's any outside power that has undue influence in Thailand, including us or China," Marciel said.

The firm line on Thailand contrasts sharply with the US approach to Egypt.

Washington carefully avoided calling last year's ouster of elected Islamist president Mohamed Morsi a coup and said last week it had unfrozen $572 million in military aid after ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won an election.

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Trat to open one stop service for migrant workers tomorrow

TRAT, 25 June 2014 (NNT) -- The eastern province of Trat has announced the opening of a one-stop service center for Cambodian workers who wish to acquire official documents on their return to work in Thailand.

Governor Benchawan Arnpruang said it was the initiative of the National Council for Peace and Order in setting up a labor convenience center to help migrant workers to obtain their documents without going through complex procedures. The NCPO has come up with the idea after large number of Cambodian workers had fled home due to rumors on migrant worker clampdown.

This one stop service center will be located at the Ban Hat Lek government complex in Klong Yai district. Besides Trat, three other provinces bordering Cambodia which are Surin, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi will also open a similar center on June 26.

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Department of Skill Development organizing free foreign language training courses for laborers to get ready for the AEC

BANGKOK, 24 June 2014 (NNT) – Mr. Nakhon Silpa-archa, the Director-General of the Department of Skill Development, said most employers and entrepreneurs think that Thai skilled labor will be competitive in ASEAN and on the global stage but they are concerned about many Thai laborers' lack of foreign language skills and have asked the Department of Skill Development (DSD) to help.

In response, the DSD is organizing foreign language training courses free of charge. The training courses include English for those who are going to work abroad, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia, Vietnamese, Burmese, and Khmer. The courses are scheduled on Sundays from July to August 2014 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (6 hours per day, 30 hours in total).

Those who are interested can register for courses at the Labor College. For more details, please contact 02-2454317. For those in provincial areas, employers and entrepreneurs who would like their workers to attend the courses can register for them at the Regional Institute of Skill Development and Provincial Skill Development Centers nationwide or call 02-2454035.

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NCPO believes international community won't support anti-coup group
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BANGKOK, June 25 -- Thailand’s National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) believes that foreign governments will not support the Organisation of Free Thais for Human Rights and Democracy (FT-HD).

NCPO deputy spokesman Col Winthai Suvaree said that he believed foreign countries will not support the anti-coup Organisation of Free Thais for Human Rights and Democracy (FT-HD) which the exiled former leader of the Pheu Thai Party Charupong Ruangsuwan claimed has been established overseas.

Col Winthai added that the NCPO would coordinate and talk directly with all concerned parties if there was such movement in any country.

Meanwhile, Permanent-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow said officials would further investigate as there was no clear evidence of the anti-coup organisation based in a Scandinavian country as now rumoured.

Pheu Thai Party acting deputy secretary-general Chawalit Wichayasut told journalists that the former ruling party was not involved in setting up any anti-coup group, and gave assurances that the party would not stage any campaign against the Peace and Order Council so that it could carry out the planned roadmap and restore democracy in the country shortly. (MCOT online news)

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-- TNA 2014-06-25

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NCPO invites foreign military attaches to 2nd briefing
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BANGKOK, June 25 -- A spokesman team of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Wednesday briefed foreign military attaches from 15 countries on what the council had done in the past month after it had seized administrative power in Thailand, said Col Weerachon Sukhondhapatipak.

Col Weerachon told journalists before attending the meeting that the major issues that would be presented to the military attaches included the management of migrant workers after the United States last Friday dropped Thailand to the lowest level of “Tier 3” from Tier 2 in its annual Trafficking in Persons report.

The report on Thailand said: “Thailand is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labour and sex trafficking.”

Col Weerachon said the NCPO would also brief them on a statement issued by the European Union (EU) condemning the May 22 military takeover in Thailand and demanding the military to hold a general election and create reconciliation in Thailand as soon as possible.

The briefing began with Col.Weerachon informing the attaches on the weapons seizure and arrest of people joining the so-called Khon Kaen Model Armed Network which planned to create violence in the north and northeastern regions, the payment to farmers who joined the rice-pledging programme sponsored by the previous government, and the effort to regulate passenger vans, taxis and motorcycle taxis which would see the result within one month.

The 15 military attaches included those from the US, Britain, France, Germany, Australia, Ukraine, Japan, Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Israel, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Vietnam. (MCOT online news)

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Uthai Thani checks on rice warehouses

UTHAI THANI, 25 June 2014 (NNT) -- The military and provincial commerce officers have launched a joint operation checking rice stocks in Uthai Thani's warehouses.

The team on Tuesday went to check on Suwannakit rice mill in Nong Kha Yang district, where rice under the rice pledging program has been stored.

Authorities have begun to check on warehouses in many provinces where pledged rice has been kept, after cases of fraud have reportedly surfaced and several warehouse and mill owners are facing indictment after authorities found out that a large quantity of rice has gone missing from their warehouses.

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Thai immigration in Surin ready for Cambodian workers

BANGKOK: -- Officials in Cambodia's O'samach district in Udon Meachay province are preparing venues and documents for issuing passports to Cambodians wanting to find work in Thailand.

A high number of Cambodians are expected to apply for passports from tomorrow following the initiative introduced by the Cambodian authorities that sees passport fees reduced from Bt6,000 to Bt120. Once in possession of their passports, they are expected to cross into Thailand to search for work.

The fee reduction is aimed at helping Cambodians who were previously unable to afford the fees and were crossing into Thailand illegally.

The past weeks have seen an exodus of Cambodians leaving the Thai soil following rumours claimed that the junta, which seized power on May 22, was to launch a severe crackdown on the illegal workers.

Thai immigration officials in the border province of Surin, which is opposite O'samach, are also preparing for tomorrow's registration, which will start at 9am.

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-- The Nation 2014-06-25

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Anand cautions military junta not to get drunk with power

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BANGKOK: -- Former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun cautioned the military junta not to get drunk to power but let outsiders to share the power through transparent management.

Speaking at a special discussion on “Improving Corporate Governance: Key to Advancing Thailand” , Mr Anand said it was now the good time for the military junta to close Thailand for renovation.

But the close must not be long as it could get drunk in power.

He said the management (National Council for Peace and Order) could handle things and was in control but the future is uncertain.

He advised that outsiders should be given a share in power and not just only their people.

He recalled that in the previous time certain group of people was given too much power with no check and balance, thus making them to get drunk in power , greedy, and putting all their people to sit in boards of directors of state enterprises where huge benefits and money were involved.

As restructuring is now underway, the image of state enterprises will be improved as more outsiders are placed to do the jobs, he said.

He said corruption in state agencies is most dangerous as it involves immense budget of the state.

If the head of the government is clean and does not not corrupt , corruption in government circle would be minimal. If the government could control only half of the ministers not to corrupt, the problem would then be controllable, he said.

However he noted of corruption at policy level, citing the allocation of budgets for PR campaign of ministries, and armed forces.

The media will get windfall of these budgets and could be tight lipped, he said.

He said the country has stayed out of tough enforcement of laws against corruption for the past several decades, thus deteriorating the problem.

It was the right time to join together now to tackle the problem seriously and change perception and attitude in admiring those genius but dwindled people and educate them of what is right and what us wrong, he said.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/anand-cautions-military-junta-get-drunk-power/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anand-cautions-military-junta-get-drunk-power

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-- Thai PBS 2014-06-25

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EU Condemnation Prompts Thai Military To End 'Special Detention'

By Khaosod Eng.

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BANGKOK — The European Union’s move to cut ties with Thailand in protest of last month’s coup has prompted the Thai military to release all detainees who were held in "special circumstances," says the junta’s spokesperson.

"The NCPO would like to confirm that we have now released all detainees who had been held in special circumstances," said Col. Winthai Suwaree, spokesperson of the ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).

"We will send information about their release, the situation of human rights, and our efforts to return Thailand to democracy to inform and create understanding with foreign countries, especially the EU members," Col. Winthai added.

It is understood that "special circumstances" refers to the detention of political dissidents in undisclosed locations for more than the seven days permitted under martial law. One such activist, Kritsuda Khunasen, was released yesterday after spending nearly three weeks in military secret custody.

Col. Winthai's comments came several days after the EU suspended official visits to and from Thailand and placed a hold on signing a cooperation agreement in an effort to pressure the Thai military junta to restore electoral democracy.

The military leadership's plan for the country “falls short of the credible roadmap for a return to constitutional rule which the situation requires,” the EU statement said. “Fully functioning democratic institutions must be brought back to ensure the protection and welfare of all citizens.

The EU added that it "will consider further possible measures, depending on circumstances."

The governments of the United States and Australia have also scaled back relations with Thailand to voice their opposition to the 22 May coup d'etat.

In response to condemnation from the country's western allies, the Thai junta has argued that the coup was necessary to restore stability and that foreign observers do not understand the situation in Thailand correctly.

"We try to explain that a democratic regime has many details and complications. Elections are just a part of democracy. We have to ensure that expression under democracy does not lead to bloodshed," Col. Winthai said today.

Source: http://en.khaosod.co.th/detail.php?newsid=1403679193&section=11&typecate=06

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-- Khaosod English 2014-06-25

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