Thailand Live Friday 14 Nov 2014

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His Majesty’s condition improves as diverticulitis treated



BANGKOK, 14 November 2014 (NNT) - His Majesty the King has been given a change in antibiotics to cure the diverticulitis in the large intestine which became infected again after a period of improvement, the Royal Household Bureau said in a statement on Thursday.

The statement quoted doctors tending HM the King at Siriraj Hospital as saying that His Majesty’s condition had earlier improved generally, prompting them to stop administering antibiotics. However, the abdominal pain, fever, and a change in bowel habits returned to His Majesty, causing his breathing and heart beat to go faster. Chest x-ray on His Majesty showed his lung was functioning normally, however.

Doctors therefore conducted a special method of blood tests and inspection of the abdomen using ultrasound and computerized x-ray examination. Results showed inflammation of a bulging pouch in the large intestine. The doctors then gave him saline solution and new antibiotics intravenously to treat the infection, resulting in his fever reduced and general condition improving.

The royal team of doctors also explained that as the diverticulitis which happened from time to time, visited His Majesty faster than last time, they have asked His Majesty to take the antibiotics intravenously for a longer period under each prescription.

-- NNT 2014-11-14

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HM King's Intestine Inflammation Escalates

By Khaosod English

BANGKOK - His Majesty the King's condition of inflamed intestine appears to be escalating, according to the statement released by the Royal Household Bureau today.

The statement says that medical workers at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, where King Bhumibol is residing, have detected an increase of the infection that has been afflicting his intestine in recent weeks.

The condition caused the 86-year-old monarch to have fever, stomachache, diarrhea, and increased heartbeat pace, the statement adds.

Doctors have administered new dose of medicine to His Majesty the King, which appears to alleviate the condition, according to the announcement. The king's fever is now reportedly reduced and his overall condition improving.

Read More: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1415880464

-- Khaosod English 2014-11-14

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Princess Chulabhorn visits Switzerland to observe R&D on medicinal products

BANGKOK, 14 November 2014 (NNT) - Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn has begun her visit to the Swiss Confederation from November 14 to 23, 2014 to observe research work in the field of medicinal production from natural products.

A statement issued by the Bureau of the Royal Household last night said that while in Switzerland, Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn will visit the Faculty of Science of the University of Basel in the city of Basel. The Princess will take this opportunity to observe research and development work conducted by the Department of Pharceutical Product Science on the production of medicines from natural products.

Her Royal Highness boarded a Thai Airways International airplane at Suvarnabhumi Airport in the early hour of Friday, November 14 to fly to Switzerland and will return to Thailand on November 23, at 10.50 a.m. on board a Swiss International Airline flight.


-- NNT 2014-11-14

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UPDATE:

Bt682 bn lost to rice scheme
Suphannee Pootpisut
The Nation



Spending on rice-pledging programmes over 10 years totals Bt1.1 trillion, says Finance Ministry

BANGKOK: -- Rice-pledging programmes have recorded an accumulated loss of Bt682 billion over the past decade, against total spending of as much as Bt1.1 trillion, the Finance Ministry disclosed yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776250-thai-rice-pledging-schemes-cause-682-billion-baht-loss/page-2?p=8667752#entry8667752

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DSI to probe alleged park intrusions
THE NATION



Department takes up 2 cases in Phuket

BANGKOK: -- THE DEPARTMENT of Special Investigation's Special Case Committee yesterday agreed to take up the Sirinat National Park and Kamala Forest Reserve encroachment cases in Phuket after they allegedly caused Bt50 billion in damages.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776377-dsi-to-probe-alleged-park-intrusions/

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Lift martial law, restore democracy, UN chief tells PM
The Nation

Prayut explains situation that led to the May 22 coup, informs Ban about junta's road map to democracy

BANGKOK: -- United NATIONS Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern over the continuation of martial law in Thailand, and urged the government to ensure a prompt return to civilian rule and constitutional order.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776378-lift-martial-law-restore-democracy-un-chief-tells-pm-prayut/

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NCPO ready to consider political party meetings for inputs to charter
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Political parties can seek permission from the National Council for Peace and Order to hold meetings to gather ideas for the new constitution, NCPO spokesman Colonel Winthai Suvari said yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776379-ncpo-ready-to-consider-political-party-meetings-for-inputs-to-charter/

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2,000 WORKERS
No layoffs after SVI fire
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- After Wednesday's fire at its electronics component plant in Pathum Thani's Muang district, SVI yesterday pledged not to lay off more than 2,000 workers at its three plants in the Bangkadi Industrial Estate.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776380-no-layoffs-after-svi-fire/

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TOURISM
Business-matching for Asean tour agents
SUCHAT SRITAMA
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- Tourism business operators from elsewhere in Southeast Asia are scheduled to meet with 130 agents in Thailand on November 26, to discuss the wider market that will be created when the Asean Economic Community takes effect next year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776382-thai-tourism-business-matching-for-asean-tour-agents/

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INVESTMENT
Some of govt's 'reforms' worry foreign investors: forum hears
Pichaya Changsorn
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Foreign investors are concerned about many reforms being pursued in Thailand, especially amendments to the Foreign Business Act (FBA) and the excise-tax regime, said a German economic counsellor.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776383-some-of-thai-govts-reforms-worry-foreign-investors-forum-hears/

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AUTOMOBILE
Motor show expected to propel slowing auto market
The Nation


At the Motor Expo, Mazda will be expecting a large number of pre-orders for its new Mazda2 before the official launch takes place early next year. Both the hatchback and sedan, the latter yet to be unveiled, will be offered.

Annual event likely to see 1.5 million visitors and witness Bt54 billion in sales

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776384-thailand-motor-expo-expected-to-propel-slowing-auto-market/

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DIGITAL ECONOMY
Govt unveils themes for 'digital economy' plan
JIRAPAN BOONNOON
THE NATION



BANGKOK: -- The government yesterday announced the five themes of its effort to make the country a "digital economy", while also planning to change the name of the Information and Communications Technology Ministry to "Digital Economy Ministry" early next year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776385-thai-govt-unveils-themes-for-digital-economy-plan/

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EDITORIAL
Impeachment case just signals great dilemma
The Nation

Somsak, Nikhom were elected, and the "jury" was not

BANGKOK: -- Should a military-installed Parliament tell an elected Parliament what to do? The decision by the National Legislative Assembly, set up after the coup in May, to start impeachment procedures against former Senate speaker Nikhom Wairatpanich and former Parliament president Somsak Kiatsuranon amounts to just that.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776386-thai-editorial-impeachment-case-just-signals-great-dilemma/

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OVERDRIVE
Obama loses his shine in Asia as Xi and Putin steal the limelight
Thanong Khanthong

BANGKOK: -- US President Barack Obama has lost impetus in his "pivot to Asia" policy. At home, his approval rating has fallen to a horrendous 40 per cent. The midterm elections saw his Democratic Party routed by the Republicans, who have taken control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776387-obama-loses-his-shine-in-asia-as-xi-and-putin-steal-the-limelight/

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78 Year old Brit escapes with his life during Crane Crash in North Pattaya



PATTAYA: -- A 78 year old British Man was lucky to escape with his life after a street pylon fell onto his car following an out-of-control crane crash in North Pattaya, which saw a total of 5 vehicles, including a coach, sustain damage.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776388-78-year-old-brit-escapes-with-his-life-during-crane-crash-in-north-pattaya/

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Bail Bondsman scammer arrested in front of Pattaya Courthouse



PATTAYA: -- A 42 year old woman, who had promised the mother of a prisoner, she could secure his temporary release for an agreed fee, was arrested by Police in front of the Pattaya Provincial Court on Thursday afternoon.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776389-bail-bondsman-scammer-arrested-in-front-of-pattaya-courthouse/

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"Polite" Burglary at Central Pattaya Rented Room



PATTAYA: -- In the early hours of Friday a 38 year old woman reported a Burglary at her rented room in Central Pattaya and made a point to inform Police that although items were stolen, the suspect was extremely polite before he left with the stolen goods.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776390-polite-burglary-at-central-pattaya-rented-room/

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Pattaya Police arrest suspected class 1 Drug Dealer



PATTAYA: -- Pattaya Police announced the arrest of a suspected class 1 drug dealer in the early hours of Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776391-pattaya-police-arrest-suspected-class-1-drug-dealer/

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Motorcycle taxis in Bangkok to get new uniforms next week



BANGKOK: -- Starting next week, all motorcycle taxis in Bangkok will have the new uniforms to replace their previous illegal uniforms assigned to them by influential people.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776392-motorcycle-taxis-in-bangkok-to-get-new-uniforms-next-week/

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Pridiyathorn admits pledged rice is difficult to sell



BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula admitted today that it is difficult to sell the pledged rice in stockpiles and it will take a lot of time to clear the stocks.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776393-pridiyathorn-admits-pledged-thai-rice-is-difficult-to-sell/

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NACC targets 38 ex-senators
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The national anti-graft agency decided yesterday to initiate impeachment proceedings against 38 former senators accused of violating the abolished 2007 Constitution by backing amendments that would have allegedly benefited them.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776394-nacc-targets-38-ex-senators/

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Probe into disappearance of immigrant detainees
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- AN INVESTIGATION is under way into the disappearance of more than a hundred illegal immigrant women and children from a government shelter in Songkhla.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776395-probe-into-disappearance-of-immigrant-detainees-in-thailand/

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Supreme Court upholds verdict on trash collector
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- DESPITE THE PUBLIC outcry and sympathy for a municipal garbage collector slapped with a huge fine and then imprisoned for failing to pay it, the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the verdict against him delivered by two lower courts.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776397-thai-supreme-court-upholds-verdict-on-trash-collector/

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BURNING ISSUE
The many dilemmas in levying the inheritance tax
Sasithorn Ongdee

BANGKOK: -- Details on the inheritance tax are getting clearer and are being widely acknowledged by the public. Those who inherit assets exceeding Bt50 million after the death of the asset owner will be subject to a 10-per-cent tax.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776398-the-many-dilemmas-in-levying-the-thai-inheritance-tax/

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Islamic State: 'Baghdadi message' issued by jihadists

(BBC) Islamic State has released an audiotape it says was recorded by its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, days after reports that he had been killed or injured.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776399-is-issues-message-from-leader/

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Ebola outbreak: Liberia president lifts state of emergency

(BBC) Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has lifted the state of emergency imposed to control an Ebola outbreak that has ravaged the country.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776400-ebola-outbreak-liberia-president-lifts-state-of-emergency/

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Obama 'close to acting alone on immigration'

WASHINGTON: -- President Barack Obama is close to announcing major changes to the US immigration system through executive action, US media report.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776401-obama-close-to-acting-alone-on-immigration/

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'Paris tiger': Big cat loose near French capital - report

(BBC) Police, fire officials and a specially-trained hunting dog are searching for a big cat - believed to be a tiger - seen in a town outside Paris.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776404-tiger-on-the-loose-near-paris/

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Magna Carta Goes on Display in Washington, D.C.
by Megan Gannon

WASHINGTON: -- Scrawled in Medieval Latin on yellowing parchment, an original copy of the Magna Carta is now on view at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776413-magna-carta-goes-on-display-in-washington-dc/

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Bangkok Airways unveils renovated domestic passenger lounges



BANGKOK: -- Bangkok Airways unveils renovated domestic passenger lounges at Chiang Mai International Airport and Suvarnabhumi International Airport.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776419-bangkok-airways-unveils-renovated-domestic-passenger-lounges/