Thailand Live Tuesday 9 Dec 2014

[webfact]

Airline scion flips out on flight attendant over macadamia nuts

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/782767-airline-scion-flips-out-on-flight-attendant-over-macadamia-nuts/

[webfact]

Soldiers Confiscate 'Thaksin Strawberry Jam'
By Khaosod English

MAE HONG SON — Soldiers have dismantled a food stall in northern Thailand for selling strawberry products with a logo resembling the face of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on their labels.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/782768-soldiers-confiscate-thaksin-strawberry-jam/

[webfact]

Prayut rejects proposal to ban alcohol sale during New Year holidays

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/782769-prayut-rejects-proposal-to-ban-alcohol-sale-during-new-year-holidays/

[webfact]

Prayut rules contesting for PM's post in next election

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Tuesday declined to comment on a proposal by National Reform Council's political reform committee to have the prime minister elected directly.

He said he would never contest for a PM's seat because he does not want to be a politician.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Prayut-rules-contesting-for-PMs-post-in-next-elect-30249446.html


-- The Nation 2014-12-09

[webfact]

UPDATE:

Appeals Court upholds Arisman sentence
By Digital Content



BANGKOK, Dec 9 -- Thailand's Court of Appeals today upheld the 12 month prison sentence for red shirt leader Arisman Pongruangrong for defaming former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. There is no suspension of sentence due to his reference to the royal institution.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/782714-appeals-court-upholds-jail-sentence-for-redshirt-leader-arisman-with-no-suspension/#entry8780122

[webfact]

SET index closed 1,559.56, down 15.99; Bt/USD32.80; GBP51.33; AUD26.97; EUR40.41; CAD28.48; HKD4.22; SGD24.78; JPY27.32

[webfact]

Thai PM to visit China later this month
By Digital Content



BANGKOK, Dec 9 -- Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his entourage will visit China late this month, during which a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on construction of dual-track railway routes in Thailand is expected to be signed.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/782775-thai-pm-to-visit-china-later-this-month/

[webfact]

Thailand orders Uber to halt taxi services, says operating illegally
Reuters

BANGKOK — Thailand’s Department of Land Transport on Tuesday said U.S. taxi booking app maker Uber was operating illegally in the country and has ordered it to halt its services.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/782777-thailand-orders-uber-to-halt-taxi-services-says-operating-illegally/

[webfact]

UPDATE:

Surat Thani rubber growers demand higher price
By Digital Content



SURAT THANI, Dec 9 -- Rubber growers here who say they are in trouble due to the market price falling to Bt35 per kilogram petitioned the provincial governor today calling on the government to step in to shore up the rubber price

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/782733-protesting-thai-rubber-farmers-defy-martial-law/#entry8780260

[webfact]

Police to launch crackdown on foreign criminal gangs including Samui and Phuket Bandidos

BANGKOK: -- According to Pol Lt Gen Dechnargong Suthichanbancha, the Assistant National Police Chief, the police have given themselves three months to launch a major crackdown on foreign gangs operating in Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/782779-police-to-launch-crackdown-on-foreign-criminal-gangs-including-samui-and-phuket-bandidos/

[webfact]

NRC President: Direct election of PM remains undecided

BANGKOK, 9 December 2014 (NNT) - The President of the National Reform Council has stated that the proposed election of the prime minister remains undecided while declining to give any comment.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/782781-nrc-president-direct-election-of-thai-pm-remains-undecided/

[Lite Beer]

Koh Tao murder trial date brought forward by 2 months

The hearing of witnesses in the murder case of two British tourists on Surat Thani's Koh Tao has been moved from February 25 to December 26, 2014, after the Myanmar defendants pleaded not guilty to the six charges against them.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/782845-koh-tao-murder-trial-date-brought-forward-by-2-months/

[Lite Beer]

UPDATE:

Red-shirt Arisman loses appeal, gets year in jail
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Court of Appeals Tuesday upheld the lower court's ruling and sentenced red-shirt leader Arisman Pongruangrong, to one year in prison after finding him guilty of defaming former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at rallies in 2009.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/782714-appeals-court-upholds-jail-sentence-for-redshirt-leader-arisman-with-no-suspension/#entry8781189

[Lite Beer]

AMLO to freeze 400 million baht worth of land plots from Pongpat and his relatives

BANGKOK: -- The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has decided to sequester 104 land plots worth about 400 million baht belong to Pol Lt-Gen PongpatChayapan, former commissioner of Central Investigation Bureau, and his relatives.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/782853-amlo-to-freeze-400-million-baht-worth-of-land-plots-from-pongpat-and-his-relatives/

[Lite Beer]

Oil prices cut by 40 satang but E 85 unchanged again

BANGKOK: -- PTT Plc and Bangchak today announced the reduction of gasohol and gasoline prices by 40 satang, effective 5 a.m. tomorrow.
However E 85 will remain unchanged at 22.80 baht, and diesel stay the same at 28.39 baht.

The oil price reduction was agreed upon at the meeting of the National Energy Policy Committee chaired by Mr Narongchai Akrasenee after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha questioned the industry minister during the cabinet meeting why local price was not adjusted down to the same ratio of global price fall.

The new oil prices for Gasoline 95 will be 39.86 baht, Gasohol 95 32.80 baht, Gasohol 91 30.78 baht, E 20 29.48 baht.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/oil-prices-cut-40-satang-e-85-unchanged

-- Thai PBS 2014-12-09

[webfact]

to continue:

Thailand Live Wednesday 10 Dec 2014

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/782905-thailand-live-wednesday-10-dec-2014/