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Yingluck slams graft buster



BANGKOK: -- Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra strongly attacked the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), accusing it of being unfair and biased for ruling her guilty in the rice-pledging scheme.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/743928-ousted-thai-pm-yingluck-vows-not-to-flee/#entry8118768

Huge changes proposed for Phuket’s taxi and tuk-tuk system
Tanyaluk Sakoot


Drivers of black-plate vehicles will be charged: Teerayut Prasertpol of the Land Transport Office.

PHUKET: -- With the Army backing them, transport officials in Phuket are moving to make radical changes to the way taxis, tuk-tuks and minibuses operate on Phuket.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/743964-huge-changes-proposed-for-phukets-taxi-and-tuk-tuk-system/

Suvarnabhumi Airport to miss passenger arrival target this year


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BANGKOK, 18 July 2014 (NNT) – Suvarnabhumi International Airport expects that Thailand will see less than 50 million visitors this year, which is down from last year’s arrival.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/743970-suvarnabhumi-airport-to-miss-passenger-arrival-target-this-year/

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Yingluck Shinawatra blames anti-graft panel for unfairly investigating her roles in the loss-ridden rice-pledging scheme and promises not to flee Thailand. /Bangkok Post

Ms Yingluck’s lawyer is confident her legal team can defend for her in the court

BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s lawyer Pichit Chuenbaan is confident that the legal team will be able to defend the case against her in the court.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/744011-ms-yinglucks-lawyer-is-confident-her-legal-team-can-defend-for-her-in-the-court/

Angry mahout assaults elephant tusk thieves

AYUTTYAYA: -- A prime suspect in the elephant tusk theft in Ayutthaya was bodily assaulted by an angry mahout as three suspects were brought to reenact their crime Friday for the second time after yesterday’s cancellation due to threat by mahouts and residents.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/744020-angry-mahout-assaults-elephant-tusk-thieves/

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Thailand Live Saturday 19 Jul 2014

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/744080-thailand-live-saturday-19-jul-2014/