Thailand Live Sunday 7 Sep 2014

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Princess Chulabhorn at Vichaiyut hospital having stomach inflammation



BANGKOK: -- The Bureau of the Royal Household on Saturday issued the first statement saying Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn was has admitted to Vichaiyut hospital in Bangkok after having stomach inflammation.

It said the princess had developed discomfort in her stomach and was exhausted before being admitted.

Her symptom was later diagnosed by doctors and found to have inflammation in the stomach or gastritis.

She was later provided with nutrients and medicine intravenously and doctors have recommended she stays at the hospital and stop working for a period.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/princess-chulabhorn-vichaiyut-hospital-stomach-inflammation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=princess-chulabhorn-vichaiyut-hospital-stomach-inflammation


-- Thai PBS 2014-09-06

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INUNDATION
Sukhothai and Ayutthaya hit hard by floods
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- The flood situation in Sukhothai and Ayutthaya remains critical with hundreds of homes inundated, while a flash flood hit Chiang Rai's Muang and Mae Sai districts yesterday morning.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758177-sukhothai-and-ayutthaya-hit-hard-by-floods/

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NATIONAL REFORM
Graft fight a 'national priority'
The Sunday Nation

Participants of the event take part in a group photo

BANGKOK: -- Prayuth reaffirms his commitment to tackling issue that has 'divided' Thais

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758178-graft-fight-a-national-priority/

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NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
NLA to vote on provisions for impeachment of lawmakers
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- Draft also includes guidelines on termination of assembly membership

The National Legislative Assembly is expected to vote on Thursday on whether to accept a draft directive that includes provisions on impeachment of political office-holders.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758179-nla-to-vote-on-provisions-for-impeachment-of-lawmakers/

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ARMY
Airship back in air 'not to please Anupong'
The Sunday Nation September 7, 2014 1:00 am

PATTANI: -- The Army's airship used in the deep South is still in a good condition despite its emergency landing in Pattani on Friday, the Fourth Army Region commander said yesterday.

Lt General Walit Rojanapakdi also insisted that the decision to put the airship back in operation had not been made to please Interior Minister General Anupong Paochinda.

Walit explained that the airship was forced to land due to bad weather conditions rather than problems with its engine or other parts, adding that the emergency landing did not inflict any damage on the airship and that it was now in perfect operating condition.

He also denied rumours that the decision to put the airship back in operation was to please Anupong, adding that the airship had been in use for several weeks.

Anupong ordered the purchase of the airship while he was Army chief. The airship was forced to land once before when it was on a military mission to provide security surveillance for then-premier Yingluck Shinawatra in December 2012.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Airship-back-on-air-not-to-please-Anupong-30242704.html

-- The Nation 2014-09-07

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COLD CASE
Woman arrested in 2002 student assault case
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- Crime Suppression Division police yesterday arrested a 28-year-old woman at her Khon Kaen home for allegedly joining six other senior students to beat up and maim a younger student in Samut Prakan province in 2002.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758181-woman-arrested-in-2002-student-assault-case/

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UPDATE:

Princess in hospital
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Valayalaksana has been admitted to Bangkok's Vichaiyut Hospital as a result of stomach inflammation and exhaustion, the Bureau of the Royal Household announced in a statement yesterday.

Doctors examined the princess and diagnosed her as suffering gastritis and intravenously provided her with medicine and nutrients, the bureau said.

It said doctors recommended the princess remain in hospital for a while and refrain from work.

The princes, in her capacity as honorary president of the Princess Mother's Medical Volunteers Foundation, regularly visits rural areas.

She is following in the footsteps of their Royal Highnesses the late Princess Mother and the late Princess Galyani Vadhana.

The late royals were renowned for promoting good health in rural areas.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Princess-in-hospital-30242702.html

-- The Nation 2014-09-07

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Study exposes scams in stream of stolen cars crossing from M'sia
Supitcha Rattana
The Sunday Nation

The Sadao border checkpoint in Songkhla sees up to Bt300 billion in border trade per year - but it is also a top entry point for smuggled goods and vehicles stolen from Malaysia.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758182-study-exposes-scams-in-stream-of-stolen-cars-crossing-from-msia/

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Hunt on for fourth man in extortion case
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- Police yesterday continued to hunt for a fourth suspect after the arrests of Master Sergeant First Class Sangwal Phosri and two civilian accomplices on Friday over the alleged extortion and illegal detention of an Indian businessmen in Bangkok's Sai Mai and Watcharapol areas

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758183-hunt-on-for-fourth-man-in-extortion-case/

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Graft suspected in Buri Ram solar cell project
The Sunday Nation

BURI RAM: -- The authorities in the Northeast province of Buri Ram plan to punish those who are found to have taken kick-backs in relation to overpriced solar cells in Nong Ki and Non Suwan districts.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758184-graft-suspected-in-buri-ram-solar-cell-project/

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EDITORIAL
Hunt for extortion ring 'godmother' in Pattaya
The Nation

PATTAYA: -- News about gang scamming millions off migrants seems like another reason to justify the military coup

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758185-hunt-for-extortion-ring-godmother-in-pattaya/

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Thailand’s No 2 policeman 'impressed' with Phuket anti-crime drive
Tanyaluk Sakoot

Gen Aek (left) with Gen Krajang and Gen Paween today.

PHUKET: Thailand’s No 2 policeman, Pol Gen Aek Angsananont, Deputy Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police, was in Phuket today (September 6) to check on the work of his officers in cleaning up crime on the island.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758186-thailands-no-2-policeman-impressed-with-phuket-anti-crime-drive/

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Muslim militants attack bus with bomb in South

YALA: -- A homemade bomb exploded while a bus with 15 passengers on board was running from Betong to Yala late Saturday afternoon to pick up more passengers on its way to Bangkok.

The bus belonging to Siam Dern Rod was about to pass a bridge on Highway 410 when a bomb was detonated by the militants hiding by the roadside bush.

The powerful explosion punctured the front tyres of the bus but did not cause injuries to the 15 passengers on board.

The bus was on its way from Betong to pick up passengers in Yala before continue the journey to Bangkok.

All the passengers were later transported to Yala safely.

Forensic police later arrived to inspect the scene. They believed the bomb was aimed at official vehicles which run on the highway frequently to give protection to passing vehicles.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/muslim-militants-attack-bus-bomb-south/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=muslim-militants-attack-bus-bomb-south

-- The Nation 2014-09-06

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Graft buster blasts attorney-general

BANGKOK: -- The graft buster yesterday strongly blasted the attorney-general when he stopped short of prosecuting the former prime minister with reason of insufficient evidence involving the controversial rice pledging scheme that incurred over 500 billion baht the country.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758187-graft-buster-blasts-attorney-general/

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Princess Maha Chakri on a 5-day visit to Ireland and the United Kingdom

BANGKOK, 7 September 2014 (NNT) - Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn left for the Republic of Ireland early Saturday morning (Sep 6) on the first leg of her two-nation tour that includes the United Kingdom.

While in Ireland, Her Royal Highness will meet President Michael D. Higgins at the presidential residence in Dublin. The Princess will also visit many educational institutions and places of interest in the Irish capital such as the Trinity College, the Lyons Research Farm at the University College Dublin, the National Museum of Ireland and the Chester Beatty Museum.

In the United Kingdom, Her Royal Highness will preside over the opening of the 16th Flora of Thailand Conference at the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. She will later observe the operation of a plant seed bank at the Wakehurst Place Botanic Gardens and take a tour of the Kensington Palace.

Her Royal Highness will also grant an audience to members of the Thai Music Association of the United Kingdom under royal patronage. Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will return to Thailand on September 10.

-- NNT 2014-09-07

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PM Gen. Prayuth worried about current severe flooding

BANGKOK, 6 September 2014 (NNT) - The prime minister is worried about the ongoing flood situation and is calling on related agencies to follow HM the King’s water management initiatives to deal with the problems.

Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha — the Prime Minister and leader of the National Council for Peace and Order — during his weekly “Returning Happiness to the People” TV program, expressed his worry over continued flooding in many parts of the country.

He said the NCPO and the Interior Ministry’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation have been working hard to assist all flood victims.

Gen. Prayuth reasoned that some areas experience constant flooding because of their low-lying geography and called on residents of such areas to remain calm while the problem is addressed.

For these areas, the NCPO leader suggested that changes must be implemented in the building style of the houses to help save residents from future flooding.

In addition, Gen. Prayuth said that concerned parties and agencies should fully adopt HM the King’s initiatives regarding water retention and management, in order to help prevent the regular occurrence of severe flooding.

-- NNT 2014-09-07

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Obama delays immigration reform plan

US President Barack Obama has abandoned a plan to force through immigration reform in the coming weeks.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758194-obama-delays-immigration-reform-plan/

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Residents of six provinces warned of heavy rains

BANGKOK: -- The Meteorological Department warned residents of six provinces of Prachinburi, Chanthaburi, Trat, Ranong, Phang Na and Phuket to brace themselves for heavy rains Sunday.

The department said about 80 per cent of Bangkok areas would also heavy down pours for the day.

The rains will be unleashed by the influence of a monsoon over the North, upper Central and Northeast and a southwest monsoon over the Andaman coupled with a low pressure ridge over the upper South China Sea.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Residents-of-six-provinces-warned-of-heavy-rains-30242709.html

-- The Nation 2014-09-07

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US singer Simone Battle dies at age 25

Los Angeles - American singer Simone Battle, member of the girl band G.R.L., died at age 25, a spokesman for the Los Angeles coroner confirmed Saturday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758234-us-singer-simone-battle-dies-at-age-25/

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Phuket: Bruno goes home after ten years at Soi Dog
Jean-Pierre Mestanza

Bruno and Soi Dog volunteer Darren Benbrook. Photo: JP Mestanza

PHUKET: -- It's been just under a decade since Bruno, a black male mixed-breed dog, entered the Soi Dog Foundation's doors. The tsunami had devastated the island just weeks before and Bruno was part of a large wave of dogs that suddenly found themselves homeless.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758236-phuket-bruno-goes-home-after-ten-years-at-soi-dog/

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Private sector mulls measures to feed starving monkeys in Amnart Charoen

The chairman of the association of private organizations in Amnart Charoen, Petch Na-garm, led a group of staffs to feed some 5,000 starving Long-tailed macaque at the Don Chao Poo in Amnart Charoen's Don Phana distirct Sunday.

Petch said the monkeys need to be helped because inadequate foods and water prompted them to raid a nearby hospital to look for foods.

Petch said his association would coordinate with agencies concerned to provide sustainable help to the monkeys and turn the park into a monkey park to attract tourists.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Private-sector-mulls-measures-to-feed-starving-mon-30242711.html

-- The Nation 2014-09-07

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Weather bureau warns upper Thailand and coastal region of heavy rain

BANGKOK, 7 September 2014 (NNT) - Residents in the upper part of Thailand and along the coastal region have been warned to watch out for possible heavy rain and flash flood.

The Meteorological Department has reported that a strong monsoon trough over the North and the Northeast of Thailand along with the moderate Southwest monsoon over the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand are causing scattered shower in 60%-80% of the country.

It has also warned of heavy rain in various provinces, including Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phrae, Uttaradit, Phitsanulok, Petchabun, Loei, Nong Bua Lam Phu, Udon Thani, Chaiyaphum, Ubon Ratchathani, Sakaeo, Chanthaburi and Trat. Residents of these provinces have been asked to beware of possible flash flood.

Meanwhile, the Royal Irrigation Department and the Meteorological Department have jointly assessed the overall situation and predicted that the monsoon trough in the North will soon move downward to the central region where a low-pressure area is present. As a result, heavy rain can also be hitting the country’s regional area and lead to more water flowing into the Pa Sak River, while such a situation will likely continue until the end of October.

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said that flooding in 24 provinces has already eased while the problem remains in Sukhothai, Tak and Nakhon Sawan.

The DDPM has collaborated with local officers to provide assistance to flood victims and to release water from the areas.

-- NNT 2014-09-07

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Thais divided over proposal to lift martial law: survey

BANGKOK: -- An opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration among 1,250 people nationwide last week found that the people were divided over the private sector's call for the lifting of the martial law.

The survey way found that 43.28 per cent supported the call and 40.64 per cent disagreed while the remaining 4.64 per cent had no comment.

The survey also found that 87.68 per cent of the respondents said they were not affected by the martial law enforcement while 11.84 per cent said they were affected.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Thais-divided-over-proposal-to-lift-martial-law-su-30242712.html

-- The Nation 2014-09-07

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Bangkok ready to cope with possible flood

BANGKOK, 7 September 2014 (NNT) - The city of Bangkok is getting ready for possible flood after the inundation has hit many parts in upper Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758244-bangkok-ready-to-cope-with-possible-flood/

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Education tops list of ministries whose problems need to be urgently tackled

BANGKOK: -- An opinion survey by Rajabhat Suan Dusit University found the Education Ministry was seen as the ministry wit problems needing to be the most urgently tackled.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758246-education-tops-list-of-ministries-whose-problems-need-to-be-urgently-tackled/

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Fake links to nude celebrities crash New Zealand Internet

WELLINGTON - New Zealanders keen to view hacked photos of naked celebrities are being blamed for a nationwide Internet meltdown involving the country's main provider.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758248-fake-links-to-nude-celebrities-crash-new-zealand-internet/

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Belgium Man Caught Red Handed For Blackmailing In Pattaya

PATTAYA – September 6, 2014 [Pattaya Daily News]; at 15.00 pm Pol.Lt.Col.Thanadech Chomchiaochan-inspector of Pattaya police station- and Pol.Capt.Anon Infong-deputy inspector of Children Woman Family Protection And Anti Human Trafficking Centre Of Provincial Police Region 2- was accompanied with police officers with Khon Kaen court order to arrest a Mr Humblet Raymond Pierre Andre Lucien aged 50 from Belgium in J.V. Mansion, South Pattaya after a Thai girl notified the police that Mr.Humblet took naked photos of her and then blackmailed her.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758250-belgium-man-caught-red-handed-for-blackmailing-in-pattaya/

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Motorcycle Taxi Rider Caught Again For Extortion In Pattaya

PATTAYA – September 5, 2014 [Pattaya Daily News]; at 12.30 pm Maj.Nopporn Suinghasut was accompanied with Mr.Pongtasit Pidjana-chief district of Bang Lamung- who led a team of soldiers and officials to arrest a Mr.Wanchai Lasopee aged 46 a motorcycle taxi rider after another rider had notified the police that he had been forced to pay Mr.Wanchai 1,500 baht a month like all the other riders.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758251-motorcycle-taxi-rider-re-arrested-for-extortion-in-pattaya/

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UPDATE:

Egregious Beach Vendor Kicks Sand Over Female Tourist

September 5, 2014 [Pattaya Dailiy News]; that there was a 1-minute video clip shared on the internet called “Expelled the tourist or sit on the chair !, Does the beach belong to your father ?” that was posted on YouTube and various channels.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/757929-clip-of-beach-mafia-controlling-the-area/page-11?p=8354170#entry8354170

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Thailand exports rice more than India, Vietnam

BANGKOK, 7 September 2014 (NNT) - The Association of Thai Rice Exporters has reported Thailand now exports more rice than India and Vietnam with the high possibility to reclaim the position of the world’s number one rice exporter.

President of the Association of Thai Rice Exporters Pol.Lt.Charoen Laothammathat said the Thai rice export situation substantially improved with a 25% increase in value. Thai rice exports rose mainly due to cooperation between the government and private sectors in promoting Thai rice in foreign markets and managing rice stock effectively, the president said.

Thailand exported 5.3 million tons of rice over the past six months, increasing by 70%.

The association’s president also suggested the government discontinue the rice pledging program which had made domestic rice price higher than the global market by as high as 50%. Pol.Lt.Charoen predicted that Thailand would export 9-10 million tons of rice by the end of 2014 and become the world’s number one rice exporter again.

-- NNT 2014-09-07