Thailand Live Monday 13 Oct 2014

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Court hearing against popcorn gunman postponed

BANGKOK, 13 October 2014 (NNT) - The Criminal Court on Monday postponed until January of next year the examination of evidence in the case against the so-called ‘popcorn gunman’ facing charges of attempted murder in connection with the protests against the Yingluck Shinawatra government.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767952-thai-court-hearing-against-popcorn-gunman-postponed/

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Thick fog covers Songkla and reduce visibility on roads

SONGKLA, 13 October 2014 (NNT) - Dense fog has covered many areas of Songkla, causing poor visibility for commuters and airlines.

The fog reduced visibility to less than 100 meters Monday morning, forcing motorists to drive slowly with their headlights and fog lights on.

Air traffic controllers at Hat Yai International Airport coordinated with pilots of oncoming aircraft to ensure a safe landing. None of the Nok Air and Thai smile flights have reportedly been delayed by the reduced visibility.

According to the Meteorological Office in the South, heavy rains and damp weather in the mountainous areas can generate thick fog which usually subsides later in the day. The weather bureau nonetheless has warned commuters to exercise extra caution while traveling in order to avoid traffic accidents.


-- NNT 2014-10-13

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Woman dies after car hits barrier and falls from elevated tollway

BANGKOK: -- A 39-year-old woman from Khon Kaen province died when her Honda car crashed into concrete barriers at the tollway end and fell 20 metres below on the road in Klong Luang district of Pathumthani on Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767883-woman-killed-when-her-car-fell-from-don-muang-tollway/?p=8525960#entry8525960

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Thai Authorities To Promote 'Martial Law Tourism'

By Khaosod English


Tourists walk past a military jeep mounted with a machine gun on Ratchadamri Road in Bangkok, 20 May 2014.

BANGKOK — The Tourism Authority of Thailand says its preparing to add one more tourist attraction to the Kingdom's long list of temples, beaches, and mountains: life under martial law.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767970-tat-to-promote-martial-law-tourism/

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Army sets up Thung Yang Daeng defensive model to counter arson attack



BANGKOK: -- The Army has agreed to set up a defensive model to counter arson attack by equipping all schools in three trouble-plagued provinces with alarms and setting up three levels of civil defence volunteers in schools, villages, and tambon to protect schools, and to guard village routes.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767905-southern-army-chief-ordered-to-find-pattani-school-arsonists/#entry8526040

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Chinese investors seek wind farm construction in the South.

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, 13 October 2014 (NNT) – Fifteen Chinese investors in renewable energy, have met with academics of the Prince of Songkla University in Nakhon Si Thammarat to discuss the possibility of building wind farms along the coast of the Gulf of Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767973-chinese-investors-seek-wind-farm-construction-in-the-south/

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Former Anti-Government Protest Guards Arrested For Weapons
By Khaosod English


Police say they have arrested two security guards affiliated with the pre-coup protest movement on suspicion of possessing military-grade weapons.

BANGKOK — Police say they have arrested two security guards affiliated with the pre-coup protest movement on suspicion of possessing military-grade weapons.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767974-bangkok-former-anti-government-protest-guards-arrested-for-weapons/

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Army chief issues 6 instructions to solve southern unrest
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BANGKOK, Oct 13 -- Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Udomdej Sitabutr on Monday gave six instructions to solve violence prevailing in deep southern Thailand, said a spokesman of Internal Security Operations command (ISOC).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767978-thai-army-chief-issues-6-instructions-to-solve-southern-unrest/

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PM to chair sufficiency economy meeting while calling for security in southern provinces

BANGKOK, 13 October 2014 (NNT) - The Prime Minister is set to meet on strategic plans for the implementation of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy while urging the Army Commander to prevent a repeat of school arson from occurring.

Prime Minister and head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) General Prayuth Chan-O-cha will chair a meeting on the strategic plan to implement economic developments in accordance with His Majesty's Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in a four year road map from 2014-2017.

The Prime Minister urged the conference of agencies under the jurisdiction of General Udomdetch Sitabutrh, the C-in-C, to ensure that security officials in the three southernmost provinces prevent another school arson attack from happening during the start of the new school term.


-- NNT 2014-10-13

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Turkey 'agrees to US air base use'

(BBC) Turkey has agreed to let the US use its military bases in the campaign against Islamic State militants, US National Security Adviser Susan Rice says.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767981-turkey-agrees-to-us-air-base-use/

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Clashes as masked men rush Hong Kong protest barricades

HONG KONG (AFP) - Dozens of masked men rushed barricades at Hong Kong's main pro-democracy site Monday, triggering clashes as demonstrators tried to push them back and police struggled to contain the chaos.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767982-clashes-as-masked-men-rush-hong-kong-protest-barricades/

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National Police Chief supports project to reward Bt10,000 to both traffic police, citizens who catch bribe attempt, taking or giving /MCOT

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Fire in furniture showroom kills two

BANGKOK: -- A predawn fire at a four-storey showroom building in Samut Songkram province on Monday killed the shop owner and her maid.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/768013-fire-in-furniture-showroom-kills-two-in-samut-songkram/

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2014 tourism revenue projected at Bt1.85 trillion
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BANGKOK, Oct 13 -- As the political situation in the country has improved, Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul projects that the number of tourists during calendar 2014 would reach 24.9 million persons while the country would earn at least Bt1.85 trillion.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/768015-2014-tourism-revenue-projected-at-bt185-trillion/

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North Korea envoy: Kim Jong-un 'healthy'
By Steve Evans
BBC News, Seoul

SEOUL: -- The North Korean government has said that the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, is healthy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/768023-north-korea-envoy-kim-jong-un-healthy/

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ETA agrees to design and construct Tak-Mae Sot tunnel project

BANGKOK: -- A tunnel is to be dredged through the mountain to shorten the distance between Tak provincial townseat and the border trading post of Mae Sot as a part of an ambitious project to turn Mae Sot into a special economic zone.

The Tak-Mae Sot tunnel project, the special economic zone and the upgrading of the local administration organization to a special status were discussed at a meeting today of the steering committee chaired by Tak Governor Somchai Hathayayanti.

As for the tunnel project, it was reported that the Expresway and Rapid Transit Authority had agreed to help out by undertaking the design and construction of the project.

Mae Sot and Myanmar border township of Myawaddy are an important trading point of cross-border trade between Thailand and Myanmar with two-way trade now estimated at 5-5.8 billion baht a month which is the highest since the opening of the trading point.

The cross-border trade volumn is likely to increase after the launch of the Asean Economic Community next year.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/eta-agrees-design-construct-tak-mae-sot-tunnel-project/

-- Thai PBS 2014-10-13

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Police looking for 11 year old Swedish boy of Thai descent

BANGKOK: -- A convicted Swedish pedophile illegally brought his 11 years old stepson to Thailand last Christmas. The police are still searching for the boy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/768053-police-looking-for-11-year-old-swedish-boy-of-thai-descent/

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Phrae becomes no.1 province among five precept villages

PHRAE, 13 October 2014 (NNT) — Phrae has become the number one province in terms of practitioners of the five precepts village program, said official.

Acting Deputy Governor of Phrae province Somwang Puangbangpho, announced at the granting ceremony of a five precepts village sign today, that Phrae province now has the greatest number of practitioners in this program.

According to the website Sila5.com, as of Monday (13 October 2014), the Sung Men district of Phrae province now has 32,114 registered members, which is the highest in Thailand at 41.87 percent.

In the Tambon (subdistrict) level, the Tambon Rong Arkat of Sung Men district has the highest number of registered members at 4,702 persons.

Phrae province has been selected from the Department of Religious Affairs, Ministry of Culture to be 1 of 10 model provinces in the five precepts village program. A provincial committee on the five precepts community model has been set up to promote the program's objectives, which will in a practical way, bring peace and happiness back to the people.

708 villages in 78 Tambons of 8 districts in Phrae, or 60 percent of the total, have registered and qualified for the program. Phrae province continues its three year plan to attain more than 80 percent household participation in the five precepts program, in each village.

Villages with more than 70 percent participation will receive an award trophy at the provincial level while villages with more than 80 percent participation will receive a trophy at the national level.

The five precept village program was initiated by the acting supreme patriarch Somdet Phra Maharajamangkalajarn and put to use by the Department of Religious Affairs as a tribute to His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen, for the unity and the common interests of the public, as well as the security and peace of the nation.

The aim of the program is to incorporate the five precepts of Buddhism into people's lives. The five precepts will prevent them from having malicious thoughts, or engaging in corruption, and will provide an assurance of the security of life and family.


-- NNT 2014-10-14

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Hearing of “pop corn” gunman’s trial postponed until next January 19

BANGKOK: -- The Criminal Court today put off a hearing of a case involving the “pop corn” gunman who battled against armed red-shirt protesters at Chaengwattana intersection on Februry 1, this year.

Read More: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/767952-thai-court-hearing-against-popcorn-gunman-postponed/#entry8527865

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PM warns farmers not to expect too much handouts from the government

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha today warned farmers not to expect too much handouts from the government because the handouts are not sustainable and the only way for farmers to earn more is to cut their production costs.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/768092-pm-warns-farmers-not-to-expect-too-much-handouts-from-the-government/

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Thailand Live Tuesday 14 Oct 2014

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