Thailand Live Monday 13 Oct 2014

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Statements on health conditions of HM the King and HRH Princess Chulabhorn

BANGKOK, 13 October 2014 (NNT) - His Majesty the King developed a high fever before the weekend but his temperature cooled down after new antibiotics was administered.

The sixth announcement concerning the royal stay at Siriraj Hospital issued by the Bureau of the Royal Household said the team of doctors tending His Majesty the King decided to change the antibiotics administered to him intravenously after he developed a higher fever on Friday afternoon. The result of new antibiotics was satisfactory as His Majesty’s temperature returned to normal on Friday night.

The doctors also expressed satisfaction over His Majesty’s recovery from an operation to remove an infected gallbladder on October 5. They said His Majesty no longer felt abdominal pain when he moved his body.

Meanwhile, the Bureau of the Royal Household also issued the sixth announcement concerning Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn’s condition after being treated for stomach inflammation and pancreatitis related to the systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at Vichaiyuth Hospital on Sep 4.

The statement said the doctors on Saturday declared Her Royal Highness safe after a period of treatment and allowed her to leave the hospital for recuperation. The Princess on October 11 left for Pimanmas Palace in the Sattahip naval base, in Chonburi Province.

The statement also said that during her stay at the hospital, Her Royal Highness had learned with appreciations the concerns expressed for her by ambassadors, officials, monks and people from all walks of life, and would like to thank all those well wishers through this announcement.

-- NNT 2014-10-13

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SOUTH CRISIS
Schools set alight as 'act of revenge'
The Nation



Arson attacks on six Pattani schools follows arrest of key insurgents

PATTANI: -- THE BURNING of six schools in Pattani in the early hours of yesterday was described by the military as an act of revenge for recent arrests of key figures in the southern insurgency.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767653-insurgents-set-fire-to-six-pattani-schools/page-2?p=8524246#entry8524246

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POLICE
Reward for traffic cops suspended
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- JUST a week since its implementation, the Metropolitan Police's controversial campaign of rewarding traffic police Bt10,000 for arresting bribe-offering law-breakers appears doomed.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767706-metropolitan-police-chief-suspends-project-to-catch-traffic-bribers/page-2#entry8524261

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
'Society must value integrity'
KRIS BHROMSUTHI,
NITIPOL KIRAVANICH
THE NATION


Thienchai Kiranan, a newly appointed member of the National Reform Council

Instilling moral values could be the key to solving national woes, says likely NRC chief Thienchai

BANGKOK: -- Thienchai Kiranan, a newly appointed member of the National Reform Council and a leading candidate to become the NRC's president, says his main contribution will be to foster the concept of moral integrity in society, because this can solve deep-rooted problems that have contributed to national crises.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767827-thai-interview-society-must-value-integrity/

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MEDIA REFORM
'Reporters need to build credibility and be accountable'
KORNCHANOK RAKSASERI
SPECIAL TO THE NATION



BANGKOK: -- TO STAY relevant in the social media era, professional media need to build trust and be more accountable and proficient while promoting media literacy to children and the young generation, a seminar heard yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767828-thai-media-reform-reporters-need-to-build-credibility-and-be-accountable/

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AEC
Labour market won't be seriously affected by AEC: recruiter
JINTANA PANYAARVUDH
THE NATION



BANGKOK: -- DESPITE CONCERN over the free flow of skilled labour within Asean countries when the Asean Economic Community falls into place at the end of next year, the Thai labour market is unlikely to be seriously affected, an executive of a job recruitment company said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767829-labour-market-wont-be-seriously-affected-by-aec-recruiter/

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REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Thai diplomacy of 'first come, first serve'
Kavi Chongkittavorn
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- It does not take rocket science to figure out the direction of Thai foreign policy - especially after the post-coup era and ongoing international pressure over the state of democracy here. Everybody knows full well Thailand's diplomacy and democracy record does not follow any text-book.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767830-thai-diplomacy-of-first-come-first-serve/

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Swiss man Attempts suicide in South Pattaya Supermarket Car Park



PATTAYA: -- In the early hours of Sunday, Police and rescue services were called to a South Pattaya Supermarket Car Park where a foreign man had locked himself inside his vehicle with two open gas canisters.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767832-swiss-man-attempts-suicide-in-south-pattaya-supermarket-car-park/

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Four arrested in teenage shooting incident behind Pattaya School



PATTAYA: -- Following the double-shooting of a 19 year old man and a 17 year old girl behind a School in Jomtien on Friday, Police have arrested 4 people in connection with the incident and are searching for 2 more.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767833-four-arrested-in-teenage-shooting-incident-behind-pattaya-school/

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Futsal fields to be checked
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A team of engineers will today further inspect futsal fields at 16 schools in Nakhon Ratchasima's Non Sung district that reportedly wore out prematurely - leading to suspicion of corruption.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767836-korat-futsal-fields-to-be-checked/

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Plan for 'nationality clinic'
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Interior Ministry's Department of Provincial Administration will launch a trial of a "nationality clinic" between October 27-31 before officially opening it on November 3.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767837-thailand-plan-for-nationality-clinic/

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Cop told to stop building
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A policeman being probed over his claim to land in Trang's Sikao district says he will lodge a complaint at the Administrative Court today after the Hat Chao Mai National Park ordered him to stop construction of an entrance to the property.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767838-thai-cop-told-to-stop-building/

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Yingluck lauds Malala's courage
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday heaped praise on the youngest-ever Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai for campaigning for children and women's rights.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767839-yingluck-lauds-malalas-courage/

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
'Fewer MPs would mean less corruption'
KRIS BHROMSUTHI
THE NATION


Chai-Anan Samudavanija, National Reform Council member

BANGKOK: -- Chai-Anan Samudavanija, National Reform Council member, believes in reducing the role of national politics and emphasising the empowering of local municipalities, as that could curb corruption.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767840-fewer-thai-mps-would-mean-less-corruption/

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Rice exports to Iran may resume soon
PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- THAILAND is expected to export more rice to Iran soon after that country lifts an import ban imposed three years ago after a Thai exporter defaulted on a rice-shipment contract, the Foreign Trade Department has said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767841-thai-rice-exports-to-iran-may-resume-soon/

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Ebola: Hospital mistakes blamed for US transmission

(BBC) A US health chief has said a mistake was "clearly" made by hospital staff treating an Ebola victim in Texas, resulting in one member being infected.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767842-mistake-blamed-for-us-ebola-spread/

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Traffic police shelves project to reward police arresting bribe-offering motorists

BANGKOK, 13 October 2014 (NNT) - The Acting Traffic Police Chief has warned his subordinates to discontinue the campaign to reward 10,000 baht to traffic police who catch motorists red-handed for bribery attempts.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767706-metropolitan-police-chief-suspends-project-to-catch-traffic-bribers/page-4#entry8524983

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Thai stock index opens on Monday at 1,544.56, falls 8.16 points /MCOT

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Woman killed when her car fell from Don Muang Tollway

BANGKOK: -- A 39-year-old woman was killed when her car crashed into the concrete barrier at the end of the Don Muang Tolloway in Pathum Thani's Klong Luang district at 2 am Monday, causing it to fall onto the road below.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767883-woman-killed-when-her-car-fell-from-don-muang-tollway/

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Bali remembers terror attack as IS threat looms



JAKARTA: -- The 12th anniversary of the first Bali bombing, which killed 202 people and injured more than 200 in two nightclubs on Oct 12, 2002, was marked with caution over the potentially spreading influence of the Islamic State, an extremist group, in Indonesia, reported The Jakarta Globe.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767884-bali-remembers-2002-terror-attack-as-is-threat-looms/

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ISIS states its justification for the enslavement of women
By Salma Abdelaziz, CNN

(CNN) -- In a new publication, ISIS justifies its kidnapping of women as sex slaves citing Islamic theology, an interpretation that is rejected by the Muslim world at large as a perversion of Islam.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767890-isis-reasons-for-enslaving-women/

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One in seven Australians on poverty line: report
English.news.cn

SYDNEY, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- More than 2.5 million Australians, or one in seven (13.9 percent), are living below the internationally accepted poverty line, a report released on Monday revealed.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767903-one-in-seven-australians-on-poverty-line-report/

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Southern army chief ordered to find arsonists
By Digital Content



BANGKOK, Oct 13 -- Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Udomdej Sitabutr has ordered 4th Army Region Commander Lt Gen Prakan Cholayuth to find the arsonists who set fire to six schools in the violence-plagued southern province of Pattani before dawn Sunday, an army spokesman said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767905-southern-army-chief-ordered-to-find-pattani-school-arsonists/

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Privilege-seeking investors reach record high in September
By Digital Content



BANGKOK, Oct 13 -- Investors seeking promotional privileges from the Board of Investment (BoI) in September stood at 158 projects with combined value Bt176.3 billion, highest in terms of number of projects and value since the beginning of 2014, according to BoI Secretary-General Udom Wongviwatchai.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767906-boi-privilege-seeking-investors-reach-record-high-in-september/

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Buakaw apologises to boxing fans

PATTAYA:--Buakaw Banchamek, champion muay thai kickboxer, posted a Facebook message Sunday night apologising to his fans after he walked out of a fight against German Enriko Kehl in Pattaya after the fight was ruled in favour of the German boxer.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767908-buakaw-apologises-to-boxing-fans/

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Public Health Minister promotes integrated modern and traditional Thai medical services

BANGKOK: -- The Public Health Minister has raised the idea of establishing a clinic to provide medical services of both traditional Thai and modern Western medicine, while also raising standards of herbal medicine manufacturing to earn GMP certification.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767941-health-minister-promotes-integrated-modern-and-traditional-thai-medical-services/

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Transport minister visits construction site of Red Line railway

BANGKOK, 13 October 2014 (NNT) - Minister of Transport General Prajin Juntong has visited the construction site of the Red Line electric railway project in Bang Sue.

The visit is aimed at inspecting the progress of the project, which is behind schedule due to a complicated contractual dispute. The first phase of the Red Line is set to run from Bang Sue to Rangsit.

The line is set to expand from Rangsit to the Thammasat University campus. The environmental impact assessment for the line has recently been finalized and the bidding process is slated to start later this year.

The planned SRT Red Line suburban railway system has been created to transport residents living at the edge of Bangkok to the inner city.

The new design of the Red Line is expected to require an extra budget of 5 billion baht. The project is currently estimated to cost over 70 billion baht.


-- NNT 2014-10-13

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PM Prayut tells police to adhere to honesty and integrity in working



BANGKOK: -- Prime Minster Gen Prayut Chan-ocha encouraged the police to work with honesty and integrity and to ensure that the people will be treated fairly and equally.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767942-pm-prayut-tells-thai-police-to-adhere-to-honesty-and-integrity-in-working/

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More NRC members voice opinions on reform

BANGKOK: -- Additional members of National Reform Council (NRC) have reported in for duty and have voiced their opinions on the best way to reform the nation.

Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Community Development Department Mrs. Kobkaew Jandi, a member of the National Reform Council (NRC) on Social Affairs, spoke after reporting in that the NRC needed to swiftly address many key social problems, such as reducing conflict and corruption by creating a nationalistic consensus, especially among politicians, as well as doing away with the depletion of the nation’s natural resources.

Meanwhile,, Permanent Secretary of the Department of Natural Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Mr. Damrong Pidech, an NRC member on political affairs said that Thailand needed to first resolve its political crisis before it could move forward and noted that politicians needed to stop abusing the nation’s resources to buy votes.

Most importantly, Mr. Damrong said a national council comprising qualified experts needed to be established to appoint civil servants into the sectors that best suit their skills, instead of having politicians and ministers conduct the appointments.


-- NNT 2014-10-13

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BoT confident Thailand’s GDP will grow in 2015
By Digital Content



BANGKOK, Oct 13 -- Bank of Thailand (BoT) Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul has told foreign journalists that he is confident Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow next year due to its potential, according to BoT spokesman Chirathep Senivongs Na Ayudhya.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767949-bot-confident-thailands-gdp-will-grow-in-2015/