Thailand Live Thursday 21 Aug 2014

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BMA reorganizes Sukhumvit Road areas

BANGKOK, 21 August 2014 (NNT) - Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) executives have gone down to inspect the stalls lining along the Khlong Toey and Wattana Districts of Sukhumvit Road.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753573-bangkok-administration-reorganizes-sukhumvit-road-areas/

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Heavy Rains in Lampang cause flooding

LAMPANG, 21 August 2014 (NNT) - Heavy rain overnight caused flash floods in two districts of Lampang province.

Officers from Jae Hom sub-district municipality, officers from Mueang Pan District and officers from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation went out to inspect damage in the two affected districts of Jae Hom and Mueang Pan early this morning after continuous downpours for many days but especially last night's heavy rain which measured 105 millimeters brought about widespread flooding.

A total of 20 Households in Jae Sorn, Mueng Pan district were affected, along with damage to a concrete bridge connecting the villages of Din Dum of Jae Sorn district and Ban Dorn Kaew Village of Mueang Pan district. The bridge is now unusable; the approach to the bridge heading to Jae Sorn National Park was also damaged by the flooding.

Mueng Mai sub-district of Jae Hom district was affected by flooding as water streamed in from Tham Pha Thai National Park, damaging 10 households. The flash flood also badly affected rice fields in the area covering 100 rai.

Currently, rain in the area has eased and officers are inspecting the area for damage, in a bid to restore the region and give aid and assistance.


-- NNT 2014-08-21

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Prayuth elected as the 29th PM
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- National Council for Peace and Order chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha was Thursday elected as the 29th prime minister of Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753576-prayuth-elected-as-the-29th-thai-pm/

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No need to worry about Ebola – Phuket airport health staff
The Phuket News


Electron micrograph of an Ebola virus virion. Photo Centers for Disease Control

PHUKET: -- Health officials at Phuket International Airport (PIA) have increased their watch for incoming passengers carrying the deadly Ebola virus, focusing on passengers arriving from four Western Africa countries – Nigeria, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753607-no-need-to-worry-about-ebola-phuket-airport-health-staff/

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Gen Prayuth elected 29th Thai PM
By Digital Content

BANGKOK, Aug 21 -- National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) leader and army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha was on Thursday unanimously elected Thailand’s 29th prime minister by members of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), three months after he led the military takeover that toppled an elected government.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753576-prayuth-elected-as-the-29th-thai-pm/page-2?p=8276260#entry8276260

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Nan River banks erode at various spots due to torrential rains

BANGKOK, 21 August 2014 (NNT) - Torrential rains during the past 1-2 weeks in Phitsanulok province have raised the water levels of the Nan River, causing erosion along several parts of the riverbanks.

At the Night Bazaar Market’s parking lot in Phitsanulok’s downtown area located close to the river, there were signs that the road surface was starting to wear down.

Residents living near the area said the Nan River’s banks were on the verge of collapse since the 2011 Flood Crisis in Thailand and the recent rains in Phitsanulok have exacerbated the effects of the bank’s erosion.

Authorities from the Phitsanulok Municipality have felt increasingly concerned about the problem, as the area has is frequented by locals and tourists. They have placed warning signs on areas that are deemed unsafe at this point before eventually carrying out repair procedures.

-- NNT 2014-08-21

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Phuket beach clean-up boss ‘90pc happy with results’
Suthicha Sirirat


V/Gov Jamroen listens to officials at Surin Beach at the start of the clean-up in June. TPN file photo

PHUKET: -- Vice governor Jamroen Tippayapongthada says that he is “90 per cent satisfied” with action taken so far to clear illegal structures from Phuket’s beaches.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753617-phuket-beach-clean-up-boss-90-percent-happy-with-results/

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Four die in head-on collision in Phayao





BANGKOK: -- Four passengers, including the bus driver, died and seven others were injured when a 10-wheeled truck collided with a Chiang Khong-bound bus on Wednesday night in Phayao province.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753556-4-killed-8-injured-in-crash-between-bus-trailer-truck-in-phayao/#entry8276438

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Nine students injured by self- accelerated car





BANGKOK: -- Nine secondary education students were injured after they were hit by a self-accelerated car while were about to cross the road to their school in Samut Songkram province Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753625-nine-students-injured-by-self-accelerated-car-samut-songkram/

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Wildlife group raises alarm over Asia's bear trade

Kuala Lumpur - At least 2,800 bears in Asia were traded for their parts over the past decade, according to a report issued Thursday by an anti-wildlife trafficking group.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753627-wildlife-group-raises-alarm-over-asias-bear-trade/

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U.S. Ambassador Kenney participates in bizarre, watery rites
By Coconuts Bangkok


Photo: Kristie Kenney on Instagram

BANGKOK: -- Kristie Kenney, U.S. ambassador to Thailand, accepted the ice bucket challenge from former Transport Minister Chatchart Sittipant yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753513-ncpo-spokesperson-considering-ice-bucket-challenge/#entry8276578

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Obama vows `relentless' response to beheading of US reporter

Washington/Cairo - US President Barack Obama Wednesday vowed the US and its allies will be "vigilant and relentless" in striking against the Islamic State terrorist group and condemned the beheading of a US journalist.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753212-islamist-militants-kill-us-reporter-james-foley-on-video/page-5?p=8276690#entry8276690

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Hamas: three top commanders dead in Israeli air strikes

Tel Aviv/Gaza City - Three top Hamas commanders are dead after the latest round of Israeli air strikes, the Islamist group controlling the Gaza Strip announces.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753528-israel-pm-vows-further-gaza-campaign/page-3?p=8276878#entry8276878

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RT @RichardBarrow: Picture of the extension of the Blue Line from Sanam Chai-Tha Phra #Bangkok that goes under the Chao Phraya River http://t.co/n58K0d6FQo

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Man suspected of the fatal stabbing of Samui bar owner taken into custody

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753644-man-suspected-of-the-fatal-stabbing-of-german-bar-owner-taken-into-custody-koh-samui/

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Round-the-clock security centre opens to protect Phuket villagers
Darawan Naknakhon


The VIPs line up for a photo during the opening ceremony at the new security centre.

PHUKET: -- Tambon Rassada municipality has opened its new half-million-baht security station aimed at protecting residents of Moo 5, on Pracha Uthit Rd.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753646-round-the-clock-security-centre-opens-to-protect-phuket-villagers/

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Bangkok City Hall launches program to bring order to street stalls



BANGKOK, 20 August 2014 (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has launched a program to smarten up some of the city’s streets by bringing order to the many pavement vendor stalls.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753650-bangkok-city-hall-launches-program-to-bring-order-to-street-stalls/

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Tourism business in Pattaya expected to contract this year
SUCHAT SRITAMA
THE NATION

PATTAYA: -- TOURISM business in Pattaya is expected to decline this year, with the number of visitors likely to fall by 300,000 to 8.8 million and income predicted to come in at Bt90 billion, down 10 per cent.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753651-tourism-business-in-pattaya-expected-to-contract-this-year/

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Line Thailand removes Buddha stickers

BANGKOK: -- Line Thailand has removed stickers depicting Lord Buddha in various posts after it received a complaint from The Young Buddhists Association of Thailand that the stickers show Lord Buddha in disrespectful gestures.

The association also urges Buddhists worldwide to join a campaign on Chagne.org to have the Line head office to remove the Buddha stickers from its system.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Line-Thailand-removes-Buddha-stickers-30241448.html


-- The Nation 2014-08-21

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MOPH sets budget against Ebola

BANGKOK, 21 August 2014 (NNT) –The Ministry of Public Health has approved a 100-million-baht budget for the prevention of Ebola.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753679-thai-health-ministry-sets-budget-against-ebola/

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Lao parents plea for investigators to reopen daughter's death
By Coconuts Bangkok


ABOVE: Porntip Rojanasunan, the appointed head of the Central Institute of Forensic Science, said she could not investigate the case. Photo: Wikimedia

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753681-lao-parents-plea-for-thai-investigators-to-reopen-daughters-death/

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29TH PRIME MINISTER OF THAILAND
Prayuth's name expected to submit for Royal endorsement today : NLA president

BANGKOK: -- National Legislative Assembly (NLA) President Pornpetch Wichitcholchai said Thursday that he expected to submit the name of new prime minister to the Office of HM's Principal Private Secretary today.

The office will examine the qualifications of the new premier before submitting the name for Royal endorsement. He was speaking before the NLA unanimously voted junta chief Gen Prayuth Chanocha as the 29th prime minister of Thailand. A total of 191 NLA members voted for him while the NLA president and two vice presidents abstained.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Prayuths-name-expected-to-submit-for-Ryal-endorsem-30241430.html


-- The Nation 2014-08-21

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Cambodian Worker Scam Was A 'Misunderstanding,' Police Say
By Khaosod English


190 Cambodian workers who were originally thought to be victims of a scam were brought to Wat Tha Sao Temple to receive food and water on 20 August 2014.

SAMUT SAKORN — New details have emerged suggesting that the 190 Cambodian workers who were left in a paddy field in Samut Sakorn province yesterday morning are not victims of a scam as was previously feared.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753512-180-cambodian-migrant-workers-scammed-stranded-in-thailand/#entry8277429

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The King extends help to Ubon Ratchathani girl
Nila Singkhiri
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- His Majesty the King has graciously extended his help to a 12-year-old girl who had been fending for herself virtually all alone throughout the past several years.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753314-young-girl-survives-9-years-after-abandoned-by-ghost-fearing-parents-ubon-ratchathani/page-3?p=8277453#entry8277453

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Baby hurt as car ploughs into Phuket clothing store
Darawan Naknakhon


The car wrecked the clothing store from end to end.

PHUKET: -- A five-month-old baby was injured this morning when an out-of-control Toyota car rammed into a clothing store.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753689-baby-hurt-as-car-ploughs-into-phuket-clothing-store/

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Korkaew congratulates Prayuth, calls for lifting of martial law

BANGKOK: -- Red-shirt leader Korkaew Pikulthong Thursday congratulated junta chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha for having been elected the new prime minister.

Korkaew also called on Prayuth to lift the martial law, saying there has been no political violence recently. He said the lifting of martial law would return to normalcy.

Korkaew urged Prayuth to form his Cabinet as soon as possible so that his government would implement what Prayuth has promised to the people.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Korkaew-congratulates-Prayuth-calls-for-lifting-of-30241455.html


-- The Nation 2014-08-21

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CHIANG MAI
Thai tour guides accuse Chinese of stealing clients

CHIANG MAI: -- A group of tour guides from Chiang Mai province on Thursday sought help from the junta after some Chinese students disguised as guides stole tourists from them.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753692-chiang-mai-thai-tour-guides-accuse-chinese-of-stealing-clients/

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Police Arrest 3 Suspected Of Murdering German On Koh Samui

By Khaosod English

SURAT THANI — Three Thai teenagers have been arrested for allegedly stabbing a German bar owner to death on Koh Samui island yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753644-man-suspected-of-the-fatal-stabbing-of-german-bar-owner-taken-into-custody-koh-samui/?p=8277660#entry8277660

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Second fatal stabbing in Samui's popular Chaweng area



KOH SAMUI: -- On the 20th of August the police in Koh Samui received reports that a man armed with a knife had stabbed another man to death in a trinket shop in Chaweng.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/753695-second-fatal-stabbing-in-samuis-popular-chaweng-area/