Prayut assures justice system will be adhered in treating corruption and political cases



BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha reiterated the rule of law that must be upheld and must not mixed up with political case, saying the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) is not set up to hunt down its political foes.

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Miss Colombia Paulina Vega crowned Miss Universe, beating out contestants from 87 other countries /MCOT

Rubber tappers in Trang complain they are left out by the government

TRANG: -- Rubber tappers in Trang province have asked for government’s help claiming that they have been left out as all the government’s assistance only benefit the plantation owners.

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Thai Anti-Graft Agency Stalls Over 'Pricey Microphones' Inquiry


A 27 million baht sound system was installed into the Cabinet room in the Government House in September 2014.

BANGKOK - Thailand's national anti-graft agency says it needs more evidence to determine whether the military government's purchase of microphones that cost 145,000 baht each constitutes as corruption.

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Pheu Thai's Surapong Tovichakchaikul said former premier Yingluck Shinawatra told US assistant secretary of state she was unfairly and unacceptably impeached. /Bangkok Post

Egyptian officials say 2 sons of ousted President Hosni Mubarak have been freed from prison /AP

British man in hospital after fight in Phuket bar
Darawan Naknakhon


Ms Dian at the hospital yesterday.

PHUKET: -- A British man was admitted to Vachira Phuket Hospital in the early hours of Saturday morning (January 24), suffering from head wounds he sustained during a brawl with a Thai man at a bar in Rawai.

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Greek election winner Syriza to form government after small party promises backing /AP

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Laos, Thailand move forward with border demarcation
Vientiane Times
Vientiane

VIENTIANE: -- Laos and Thailand have made progress in the demarcation of their shared border, with the Joint Border Committee agreeing on several issues relating to the placement of border posts.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/794456-over-90-percent-of-thailand-laos-land-border-demarcation-completed/#entry8989199

Study: Germans have skeptical view of Israel
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER

BERLIN (AP) — Seventy years after the liberation of Auschwitz, some 58 percent of Germans say the past should be consigned to history, while three-quarters of Israelis reject the idea of putting the past behind them.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/795049-study-germans-have-skeptical-view-of-israel/

Bangkok braces for potential incidents on Chinese New Year

BANGKOK, 26 January 2015 (NNT) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has prepared the disaster prevention and mitigation measures for the Chinese New Year day, said a spokesperson.

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Phuket prisoners undergo scout training
Nattha Thepbamrung


V/Gov Somkiet speaks with one of the 40 women selected for the training course.

PHUKET: -- Eighty inmates at Phuket Prison – 40 women and 40 men – are currently undergoing a four-day scout training exercise aimed at preparing them for their return into society.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/795058-phuket-prisoners-undergo-scout-training/

BBC makes unlikely star of airport immigration officer 'Capt. Jack'
By Todd Ruiz

BANGKOK: -- A peculiar BBC series in which a camera crew hung out in Suvarnabhumi Airport and got to know its characters and ecology has created an unlikely star of an immigration officer.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/795061-bbc-makes-unlikely-star-of-suvarnabhumi-airport-immigration-officer-capt-jack/

Pattaya beach to be free of bench chair every Wednesday

CHONBURI, 26 January 2015 (NNT) – The Chonburi Governor has will be keeping the Pattaya and Jomtien Beaches bench chair free every Wednesday to maintain the scenery of the natural tourist attractions.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/795065-pattaya-beach-to-be-free-of-bench-chair-every-wednesday/

Prayuth Shrugs Off US Diplomat's 'Snub'
By Khaosod English


Assistant Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific affairs Daniel Russel meeting with Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gen. Thanasak Patimaprakorn, on 26 Jan 2015.

BANGKOK — Thai junta leader and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says he understands why US diplomats are reluctant to meet with him in person.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/795068-pm-prayut-shrugs-off-us-diplomats-snub/

Ms Yingluck and her team meet with Daniel Russel

BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra led a small group of her former ministers to have a meeting with the US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Daniel Russel at the US Embassy today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/795098-ms-yingluck-and-her-team-meet-with-daniel-russel/

Alexis Tsipras sworn in as Greece’s new prime minister


By DEREK GATOPOULOS, Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Radical left leader Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as Greece’s new prime minister Monday after forming a surprise alliance with a small right-wing nationalist party Independent Greeks, signaling possible confrontation over the country’s bailout.

The 40-year-old broke with tradition and took a secular oath rather than the Greek Orthodox religious ceremony with which prime ministers are usually sworn in.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/795099-alexis-tsipras-sworn-in-as-greeces-new-prime-minister/

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