Asia faces 'risk of choking skies', widespread flight delays as air traffic grows



BANGKOK: -- Widespread flight delays could hit Asia, including Singapore, in as little as five years if countries in the region do not act now and move as one to cope with growing flight numbers, warns the head of a leading air traffic research institute.

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Phuket marine tour operators face hefty hikes in park fees
Saran Mitrarat


More expensive from February: The Similan Islands

PHUKET: -- A hefty hike in fees for the Similan Islands National Park will become effective on February 1 next year.PHUKET: A hefty hike in fees for the Similan Islands National Park, the Surin Islands and Phang Nga Bay will become effective on February 1 next year.

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What not to say in Thai - a Japanese textbook offends

BANGKOK: -- A textbook teaching naughty Thai vocabulary to Japanese learners provoked viral outrage in Thailand Monday.

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Train services resume in deep South
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NARATHIWAT, Sept 15 -- Train services which were temporarily suspended Friday due to insurgent bomb damaged track resumed early today, railway officials said.

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Thailand poised to launch ASEAN-NARCO Center to fight regional drug problem

BANGKOK, 15 September 2014 (NNT) – Thailand has held talks with other ASEAN member countries concerning the joint effort to eradicate narcotic drugs from the region through the establishment of the ASEAN Narcotic Cooperation (ASEAN-NARCO) Center.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/760550-thailand-poised-to-launch-asean-narco-center-to-fight-regional-drug-problem/

Campaign to urge crash helmets for motorcycle travels begins



BANGKOK: -- Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP) Thailand says only 7% of 18 million Thai children and youths travelling on motorcycles with crash helmets.

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Two foreign tourists were found dead on Sairee beach in Koh Tao island

KOH TAO: -- Two foreign tourists were found dead on Sairee beach in Koh Tao island in Surat Thani province Monday morning.

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British pair found murdered on Thai resort: police

BANGKOK, September 15, 2014 (AFP) - The naked bodies of two British tourists were found on a Thai beach Monday, police said, sparking a murder probe on the popular resort island of Koh Tao.

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Police know identity of gunman



Noppaeong railway police said the police have now known the identity of a gunman who shot and seriously injured an engineering student of Rajamangala university on board a Bangkok train last week.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/760605-bangkok-train-shooting-police-know-identity-of-gunman-who-shot-student/

Al Jazeera bemoans “heavy-handed” crackdown on illegal vendors in Phuket

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Hua Hin prepares for return of Their Majesties the King and Queen
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HUA HIN, Sept 15 -- This resort town in Prachup Khiri Khan province is bustling with happiness and activity at the Municipal Office and townspeople are preparing to welcome back Their Majesties the King and Queen to Klai Kangwon Palace later today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/760610-hua-hin-prepares-for-return-of-their-majesties-the-king-and-queen/

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Thailand deaths: 'Two Britons found dead' in Koh Tao

(BBC) Two British nationals have been found dead on a beach in southern Thailand, according to local police.

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Island On Lockdown After Gruesome Murder of British Tourists

By Khaosod English

SURAT THANI — Police have closed down all piers on the island of Koh Tao as they search for the suspect behind the brutal murder of two 24-year-old British tourists on the island.

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Murder probe as bodies of two Britons found naked in Thai resort
by Apilaporn VECHAKIJ

BANGKOK, September 15, 2014 (AFP) - The naked bodies of two British tourists were found beaten to death on a Thai beach Monday, police said, sparking a murder hunt on the popular resort island of Koh Tao.

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PHUKET: Amcham discussion airs worries about declining Phuket
Alasdair Forbes


The father of Phuket tourism, Wichit Na Ranong, explained how, decades ago, he and others had formulated a plan for the government to guide Phuket’s tourism development.

PHUKET: -- What began as a discussion, arranged by the Phuket chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce, about Phuket’s identity, and the way the island should be branded to ensure that tourist numbers continue to rise, took an abrupt turn on Friday (September 12).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/760621-amcham-discussion-airs-worries-about-declining-phuket/

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Two foreign tourists robbed and killed on Tao island

KOH TAO: -- Police have launched a manhunt for the killers of a Caucasian couple who was found beaten to death on the beach of Tao Island, Surat Thani province, this morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/760553-bodies-of-foreign-tourists-found-brutally-murdered-on-koh-tao-beach/page-4?p=8389265#entry8389265

Commerce ministry: Thai rice exports to Africa unaffected by Ebola

BANGKOK, 15 September 2014 (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce has confirmed Thai rice exports to Africa have not been affected by the Ebola outbreak in the continent.

Permanent Secretary for Commerce Chutima Boonyaprapatsorn on Monday spoke about Thai rice exporters’ speculations that rice exports from Thailand to Africa were in trouble since cargo ships were concerned over the Ebola outbreak. Ms Chutima said the Thai National Shippers Council confirmed most of the cargo ships to Africa were operating as normal and only a few of them were delaying their voyages to some destinations with an Ebola issue.

Ms Chutima added that the ministry was closely monitoring the situation to make sure that it would not impact the overall exports of Thai rice.


-- NNT 2014-09-15

Ministers begin their work today
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BANGKOK, Sept 15 -- Several ministers in the Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha administration started their work today after taking their oath to His Majesty the King and attending an informal cabinet meeting earlier this month.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/760623-thai-ministers-begin-their-work-today/

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Murdered tourists on Sairee beach in Koh Tao identified

KOH TAO: -- The two European tourists found dead on the Sairee beach Monday morning were identified by Surat Thani police as Britons.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/760553-bodies-of-foreign-tourists-found-brutally-murdered-on-koh-tao-beach/page-9?p=8390255#entry8390255

Woman jumps into crocodile farm in suicide bid

BANGKOK: -- A 65-yar-old woman jumped into a crocodile farm in Samut Prakarn province and was killed by crocodiles.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/760681-woman-jumps-into-crocodile-farm-in-suicide-bid/

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