Thailand Live Saturday 10 Jan 2015

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RT @RichardBarrow: Thai PM Prayuth arriving at Government House for the Children’s Day event #Bangkok #Thailand http://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/553747852837416961/photo/1

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UPDATE:

SAR team’s sonar detects AirAsia black boxes

The sonar system of navigation vessel Jadayat detected the AirAsia flight QZ8501 black boxes in the Karimata Strait of the Java Sea near Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, on Friday, The Jakarta Post reported.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/790463-black-box-signals-from-crashed-airasia-plane-detected/#entry8918843

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Army holds Children’s Day for kids in the South

PATTANI, 10 Jan 2015, (NNT) - The Royal Thai Army is holding ' Children’s Day 2015' for kids in the 3 southernmost provinces. Army Chief General Udomdej Seetabutr this morning presided over the opening ceremony of this year’s Children’s Day at the 15th Infantry Division in Nongjik District.

The event features a live performance, talent shows, a district-level street soccer competition, and many other activities. More than 4,000 children and parents have reportedly flocked the event since it opened. The activities are aimed at letting the children in the area have fun and giving them a chance to showcase their skills, opening their world, realizing their sense of self-worth, learning about their rights, duties, discipline, and responsibility for themselves and the society.

The Army hopes to instill patriotism, conscious, good morals in the children, while encouraging adults to appreciate the importance of a happy childhood.

-- NNT 2015-01-10

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RT @RichardBarrow: Probably the most popular destination for kids on Children’s Day is the 2nd Cavalry Division at Sanam Pao #Bangkok http://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/553766684524175360/photo/1

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DCD is confident in its ability to monitor disease situation in Kanjanaburi Province

KANJANABURI, 10 Jan 2015, (NNT) - The Department of Disease Control is confident in the nation’s ability to control diseases along the border of Sangkalaburi, Kanjanaburi Province, preparing for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), which arrives this year.

According to Director-General of the department, Dr. Sopon Mekathon, who, together with his Deputy, Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, yesterday visited the district to inspect local officials’ work on disease prevention in the area.

The director-general spent the first few hours in a briefing and Q&A session with the media before taking a trip to a disease control checkpoint where he inspected officials’ disease inspection and screening process on all incoming and outgoing travelers.

According to him, when the AEC officially kicks off later this year, more people and goods will be moving through this and other disease control checkpoints across the nation, possibly causing contagious diseases from incoming foreign labors to spread.

Dr. Sopon said the department is ready to take on the task of preventing such event happening, adding that Thailand has been working on the issue in cooperation with her neighboring countries.

-- NNT 2015-01-10

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Free city bus rides for children

Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) is offering free rides to all children on the National Children’s Day celebration today.

BMTA stated that it has prepared more than 2,400 warm buses to provide free services on 114 routes to major National Children’s Day activity venues, such as the Royal Thai Air Force, Siam Park City, Dusit Zoo, Children Discovery Museum, National Stadium and all 37 other Youth Centers across Bangkok.

It said children are eligible for a free trip while accompaying parents will have to pay regular fares.

Free bus for children will display a sign which says ‘Free rides for kids on National Children’s Day’, it added.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/free-city-bus-rides-children

-- Thai PBS 2015-01-10

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RT @Yozzo: Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone explodes in Krungthai Bank, Suphanburi Thailand, incident caught on CCTV http://youtu.be/I-RYT2EbaR0

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UPDATE:

Temple hands out I-phones 6 in charity draw

PHITSANULOK: -- Huge crowds from many parts of the country gathered at Wat Ratchaburana temple in Phitsanulok province Friday hoping to receive I-phones which would be given away in a charity draw.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/790644-thousands-show-up-at-wat-for-chance-to-get-free-iphone/page-2#entry8919262

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RT @RichardBarrow: Pictures of kids posing with guns on National Children’s Day in #Thailand #NoComment http://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/553772751979175936/photo/1

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RT @TIME: 'Charlie Hebdo' journalists begin work on next issue http://ti.me/1DtMHgD

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Poll: Soldier is top career choice

BANGKOK, 10 Jan 2015 (NNT) –Military profession has become the most popular while electronic gadgets have become must-have items in the eyes of children nowadays, according to a latest survey by Bangkok Poll Center of Bangkok University.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/790727-poll-soldier-is-top-career-choice/

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UPDATE:

Assets of B100m frozen in KMITL case

THAILAND: The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has seized assets worth more than B100 million from people allegedly connected with the King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) embezzlement scam.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/790640-amlo-seizes-bt100m-of-kmitl-assets/#entry8919366

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Prajin pledges first rail route to finish in two years

BANGKOK: -- Transport Minister ACM Prajin Juntong said the country's first standard-gauge rail route from Nong Khai to Rayong and Bangkok would be completed in two years or by 2017.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/790728-prajin-pledges-first-rail-route-to-finish-in-two-years/

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Netflix has more than 30 million users via VPN

After more than a week of rumours surrounding the apparent crackdown by Netflix on users who access the service via a VPN, new figures released today reveal tens of millions of people watch Netflix from countries where the service isn’t yet officially available.

Read more: http://tech.thaivisa.com/netflix-30-million-users-via-vpn/1915/

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RT @ChannelNewsAsia: BREAKING: #QZ8501 tail has been brought to the surface from the sea bed: Reports (Image via @Jonny_Hallam) http://twitter.com/Jonny_Hallam/status/553792409130524673/photo/1

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RT @191Thailand: A Russian tourist was stabbed by an angry vendor after refusing to buy a counterfeit item in Pattaya http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/455941/russian-wounded-by-angry-watch-seller #Thailand

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UPDATE:

Chiang Mai to issue sky lantern control measures

CHIANG MAI, 10 Jan 2015 (NNT) – Chiang Mai province is preparing to issue flying lantern control measures to prevent risks to air traffic.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/790655-chiang-mai-airport-to-propose-ban-on-sky-lanterns/#entry8920011

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UPDATE:

Teenagers aspire to do military career, survey says

BANGKOK: -- Thai teenagers aspire to grow up to be military officers, teachers and doctors, while iPad is also the gift that they want most from their parents, a survey of a university revealed.

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Crashed AirAsia's tail hoisted from sea in search of boxes

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — Investigators searching for black boxes in the crashed AirAsia plane lifted the tail portion out of the Java Sea on Saturday, two weeks ago after it went down, killing all 162 people on board.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/790767-crashed-airasias-tail-hoisted-from-sea-in-search-of-boxes/

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Russian Tourist Attacked For 'Not Buying Watch'

By Khaosod Eng.

CHONBURI — Police in Pattaya are searching for a vendor who reportedly assaulted a Russian tourist who refused to buy a watch from his stall.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/790769-russian-tourist-attacked-for-not-buying-watch/

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Prayuth Lectures Thai Children on "Knowledge and Morality"

By Khaosod Eng.

BANGKOK — Junta chairman and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha addressed Thai children in a televised speech last night on the occasion of Thailand’s National Children's Day.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/790777-prayuth-lectures-thai-children-on-knowledge-and-morality/

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Deflation leaves China on the brink of financial crisis

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/790819-deflation-leaves-china-on-the-brink-of-financial-crisis/

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22-Year-Old Shot Dead After Turning Down Snooker Challenge

By Khaosod Eng.

KAMPHAENG PHET - A man was gunned down at a snooker lounge in Kamphaeng Phet province after he turned down a challenge from a stranger, police say.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/790838-22-year-old-shot-dead-after-turning-down-snooker-challenge/

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