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PM urges for speedy budget disbursement

BANGKOK, 10 November 2014 (NNT) - Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha has urged all government units to expedite their budget disbursement for economic stimulation, stressing that they must spend their money in a transparent manner.


Deputy Government Spokesman Maj.Gen. Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the premier had told the government units to urgently help and take care of the people before he traveled to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in China. Gen.Prayuth added that urgent budget disbursement would help stimulate the economies of local communities, said the deputy spokesman.

The PM also asked his deputy Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan to work in his capacity and preside over the Cabinet meeting scheduled for Wednesday 12 November, instead of Tuesday, while he is in China.

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APEC SUMMIT
PM backs China's road and rail plans

The Nation, Reuters
Beijing

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha shakes hands with China

In meeting with president Xi, Prayut promises cooperation for dual-track railway project

BANGKOK: -- THAILAND is more than ready to cooperate with China to develop the road-transport network that is part of the economic quadrangle linking Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and China, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told China's President Xi Jinping during a meeting in Beijing yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/775282-pm-prayut-backs-chinas-road-and-rail-plans-apec-summit/

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CHARTER DRAFTING IDEAS
No backing for 'super minister' proposal

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- LAWMAKERS have dismissed a proposal for the legislative, administrative and judicial branches to be augmented by a fourth power - a so-called "super minister".

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/775283-thai-charter-drafting-no-backing-for-super-minister-proposal/

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SPECIAL REPORT
Experts want reform of independent bodies

KRIS BHROMSUTHI
THE NATION

Call for greater transparency and efficiency

BANGKOK: -- Independent government agencies have come under criticism from politicians, academics and reformers in the past several years.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/775284-report-thai-experts-want-reform-of-independent-bodies/

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Controversial decisions by key govt agencies
NITIPOL KIRAVANICH
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- The purpose of the independent organisations under the constitution was to prevent abuse of power by politicians, political parties or agencies. They were meant to be independent of political influence, but in the past, they were seen as being political tools to support or persecute some politicians rather than scrutinise them under the justice system. Here are some examples of their controversial resolutions or rulings that have been criticised for being politicised.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/775285-controversial-decisions-by-key-thai-govt-agencies/

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Army stops land reform group's plan for long march
NISANATH KUNGWANWONG
THE NATION

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PEASANT FEDERATION TO TALK TO PANADDA ON THURSDAY ABOUT FOREST EVICTIONS

BANGKOK: -- A MARCH from Chiang Mai to Bangkok planned by the Northern Peasant Federation's "First Step for Land Reform" was halted yesterday by the Army.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/775286-thai-army-stops-land-reform-groups-plan-for-long-march/

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Engineer noted on global list of women for solar power work

PHATHINYA IAMTAN
THE NATION

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BANGKOK: -- THAI engineer and social entrepreneur Salinee Tavaranan, who is among the BBC's prestigious list of 100 Women of 2014, has discovered a sustainable way for rural people to access solar-powered electricity via a hybrid business module that also creates a sense of ownership for solar panels.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/775287-thai-engineer-noted-on-global-list-of-women-for-solar-power-work/

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Thailand backs Apec FTA talks
PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI
THE NATION
BEIJING

BANGKOK: -- THAILAND has shown strong support for the multilateral talks being held under the World Trade Organisation, while also supporting the launch of the Free-Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) and bilateral talks with potential partners, Deputy Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/775288-thailand-backs-apec-fta-talks/

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Tim "Sharky" Ward confronts Pattaya Police over allegations of theft

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PATTAYA: -- Tim “Sharky” Ward, an Australian resident of Pattaya, known to many for his controversial comments relating to Thailand’s Police, was involved in an angry confrontation with Police and local journalists at Pattaya Police Station in the early hours of Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/775290-tim-sharky-ward-confronts-pattaya-police-over-allegations-of-theft/

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Police arrest over 50 road racers at East Pattaya Highway

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PATTAYA: -- In the early hours of Sunday, a huge Police operation, involving over 50 Police Officers and Police Volunteers took place at Highway 36 where illegal road racing was thought to be taking place.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/775291-police-arrest-over-50-road-racers-at-east-pattaya-highway/

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"Ghost" captured on Pattaya Rescue Association Party picture

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PATTAYA: -- Over the weekend a party for Pattaya Rescue Volunteers took place in Jomtien where a picture was taken appearing to show a “Ghost” walking past rescue vehicles.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/775292-ghost-captured-on-pattaya-rescue-association-party-picture/

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Bt100-million drug assets auctioned
The Nation

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BANGKOK: -- About 500 drug-case assets worth Bt100 million in total were sold at an auction yesterday in keeping with a pledge to auction off seized property linked to scandalous drug cases, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board boss said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/775294-bt100-million-drug-assets-auctioned/

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PHUKET: Pegas Turistik threatens legal action against false reps
Saran Mitrarat

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Pegas Turistik representative Nikorn Yatinunt.

PHUKET: -- Bangkok-based tour operator Pegas Turistik has threatened to sue those responsible for issuing documents claiming to represent the company and prominently displaying the Tourist Police insignia.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/775296-phuket-pegas-turistik-threatens-legal-action-against-false-reps/

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Russian tourists stuck in Bangkok because of plane's 'poor state'

BANGKOK: -- Russian tourists that failed to leave Thailand on Saturday because their flight had been delayed were expected to fly home on Sunday, Russian Consul in Thailand Vladimir Sosnov told Tass.

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62-year-old Briton found dead in Chiang Mai hotel

CHIANG MAI: -- A 62-year-old British tourist was found dead in a hotel in Chiang Mai at 1 am Monday in what police believe to be a suicide.


He was identified as Stephen Malcolm Roston. His body found with a mask and plastic bag covering his head with a tube connected to a helium tank. Doctors believe he has died for three days.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/62-year-old-Briton-found-dead-in-Chiang-Mai-hotel-30247383.html

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Russia's 'close military encounters' with Europe documented
By Jonathan Marcus
BBC diplomatic correspondent

(BBC) The growing strains between Russia and the West prompted by the Ukraine crisis are now sending ripples of military tension across Europe.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/775319-russias-close-military-encounters-with-europe-documented/

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Woman marries brother-in-law then gets lover to kill him off

The Star/Asia News Network

CHINA: -- A woman from Sichuan, China, started an affair with her sister's husband and later married him after convincing him to divorce his wife.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/775320-chinese-woman-marries-brother-in-law-then-gets-lover-to-kill-him-off/

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Man blackmailed after stripping naked on Skype for 'Filipina beauty'
Nicholas ChengThe Star/Asia News Network

KUALA LUMPUR - He had read about such scams in the papers; beautiful women coaxing lustful men to strip naked on online chats and then blackmailing them.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/775324-man-blackmailed-after-stripping-naked-on-skype-for-filipina-beauty/

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NRC members support fight against social inequality

BANGKOK, 10 November 2014 (NNT) - Members of the National Reform Council have agreed that tackling the problem of social inequality is one key element to achieving reforms.


The Secretariat of the House of Representatives and King Prajadhipoks’ Institute jointly organised a special seminar on the NRC and its role reforming Thailand, which kicked off on Sunday and was joined by all council members.

On the first day of the seminar, NRC members discussed about Thailand’s politics in the past 50 years and their vision of the country in the next 20 years.

Most of the council members agreed with the need to tackle the problem of social inequality in order to allow Thai people to have equal access to education, public health service and natural resources.

The seminar also saw the NRC members expressing their wish to see peace and reconciliation in the Thai society, in which people have more participation in a more decentralised administrative system.

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