Interpol will be asked to arrest Manoon Sanfran



The National Police Office is coordinating with the Interpol to seek the arrest of Mr Manoon Chaichana, alias Manoon Sanfran, a key suspected wanted by the police for alleged involvement with a gang responsible for staging bomb attacks in Bangkok to cause public confusion and to discredit the government.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/809189-bangkok-bomb-attacks-interpol-will-be-asked-to-arrest-manoon-sanfran/

Compromise agreement worked out between Wat Dhammakaya and Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative



BANGKOK: -- Wat Dhammakaya has agreed to repay Klongchan Credit Union Cooperation 684 million baht in exchange for the cooperative withdrawing criminal charges against the temple and its abbot in a compromise agreement worked out at the conflict mediation centre in the compound of Thanyaburi court in Pathum Thani.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/809191-compromise-agreement-worked-out-between-wat-dhammakaya-and-klongchan-credit-union/

Northern provinces continue to be covered in haze

BANGKOK, 16 March 2015 (NNT) – Provinces in the northern region of Thailand are still experiencing above standard haze issue, while hot spots have been detected in Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand, according to the MNRE.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/809195-northern-thai-provinces-continue-to-be-covered-in-haze/

Thai authorities order closure of more than 500 websites

The Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) in Thailand has ordered that more than 500 websites to be blocked or taken offline, as they contain information that violates the country’s lese majeste law.

Many of those websites can still be accessed abroad, as the servers are not closed down if those sites are outside Thai jurisdiction.

Pol Maj Prakrom Varunprabha, an inspector with the TCSD, said they issued orders to shut down 510 web addresses between January 5th and last Tuesday for violating the lese majeste law.

Read more: http://tech.thaivisa.com/thai-authorities-close-500-websites/7031/

Google’s sneaky trick to make Firefox users switch over to Google Search



Google has launched an aggressive new marketing ploy to try and ensure users of Mozilla Firefox revert to using Google Search when browsing the Internet.

Read more: http://tech.thaivisa.com/googles-sneaky-trick-to-make-firefox-users-switch-over-to-google-search/7024/

Cardinal Kriengsak pays courtesy call to Tanasak

BANGKOK: -- Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovitvanit Monday paid courtesy call to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Gen Tanasak Patimapragorn on the occasion that he was appointed a cardinal on February 14.

Tanasak congratulated the archbishop of the Bangkok diocese for the appointment and promised to maintain good ties with Vatican.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Cardinal-Kriengsak-pays-courtesy-call-to-Tanasak-30256112.html


-- The Nation 2015-03-16

AppsFlyer looks to create hub in Bangkok



AppsFlyer, a mobile advertising analytics firm based in Israel, is said to be considering Thailand as its Asian hub for expansion because of huge growth in the local mobile advertising industry.

The company will apparently expand into Asia after it managed to raise $20 million in funding. The start-up already partners with Internet companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google to measure how effective its in-app mobile ads are.

Read more: http://tech.thaivisa.com/appsflyer-hub-bangkok/7019/

Anti-Coup Marcher Allowed to Walk
By Khaosod English


Pansak Srithep was allowed to continue his anti-coup march on 15 March 2015.

BANGKOK — An anti-coup activist was allowed to continue his symbolic march against the military junta in Bangkok yesterday following a change of tactics from police, who had arrested him for walking on the previous day.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/809203-anti-coup-marcher-allowed-to-walk/

Chaturon calls for lifting of martial law before there is a referendum for the charter draft



BANGKOK: -- Former Pheu Thai party leader Chaturon Chaisaeng today called for a referendum to be staged to endorse the Constitution draft but suggested that martial law must be lifted before the referendum.

The veteran politician said that referendum was nothing new but the government must announce in advance whether there would be a referendum to approve the draft so that all parties can have the time to get themselves prepared.

But in order to give full freedom for the people to vote in a referendum, he suggested that the martial must be lifted first .

Besides, he said that there must not be a condition attached that, in case the charter draft has failed to gain popular support in the referendum, the government could pick any previous charters to be promulgated.

Chaturon suggested that the government must make clear which former charters would be chosen or whether a new draft would be crafted all over again in case the draft charter has failed the referendum.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/chaturon-calls-for-lifting-of-martial-law-before-there-is-a-referendum-for-the-charter-draft


-- Thai PBS 2015-03-16

Wealthy eccentric says in HBO finale he 'killed them all'

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The arrest of Robert Durst, a wealthy eccentric linked to two killings and his wife's disappearance, came on Sunday just before the finale in an HBO show about his life in which he said he "killed them all."

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/809206-us-tycoon-durst-says-in-hbo-finale-he-killed-them-all/

Navy warns of space debris landing near Phuket
Tanyaluk Sakoot


The red square marks the rough area where the debris is expected to land.

PHUKET: -- The Royal Thai Navy has issued a warning to all shipping to stay away from an area of the Andaman Sea where components of an Indian space shot are likely to fall back into the sea after launch.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/809207-navy-warns-of-space-debris-landing-near-phuket/

Phuket taxi driver falls asleep at wheel

Eakkapop Thongtub

Pongsatron Suwannanurak, 27, admitted to falling asleep at the wheel before losing control of the vehicle.

PHUKET: -- A green plate taxi driver will be charged with reckless driving after he fell asleep at the wheel of his vehicle and crashed into electric pylon in Thalang earlier today (March 16).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/809208-phuket-taxi-driver-falls-asleep-at-wheel/

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Low-income people urged to register for LPG price discount with the government

BANGKOK, 16 March 2015 (NNT) - The Ministry of Energy is encouraging more people in the low-income bracket to register for the government's project which allows them to buy LPG at a lower than the market price, said Deputy Permanent Secretary for Energy Tawarat Sutabutr.

Mr. Tawarat said the ministry found that the registration had not attracted many people so far because they were confused that the registration would prompt them to pay tax retroactively.

He confirmed that the project was the government’s genuine effort to offset the impact of rising LPG prices on low income earners.

Those who are eligible to buy cheaper LPG include low-income householders, food stall vendors, hawkers and one-floor food shops. Under the program, registered persons can buy LPG at 18.13 baht per kilogram.

Since the program was launched, 80.57 million kilograms of LPG have been sold to eligible persons, worth THB362m. The volume could be divided into 76.75m kilograms used by food stall vendors, accounting for 23% of the eligible persons nationwide. This was followed by 3.82m kilograms sold to low-income households, or just 1% of the entire registered people.

Those wishing to register for the project can call 02-140-7000 or contact a nearby Provincial Energy Office during official working hours.


-- NNT 2015-03-16

Nazi Vets Annual Parade Kicks Off in Latvia's Capital

The annual march of the Waffen-SS Latvian Legion veterans and their supporters started in the center of the Baltic country's capital Riga on Monday, according to the city council, which approved the event.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/809210-nazi-veterans-annual-parade-kicks-off-in-latvias-capital/

Iranian Arrested With Fake Passport in NE Thailand

By Khaosod English


Police in Nong Khai province comparing the two passports at a press conference on 16 March 2015.

NONG KHAI — An Iranian man was arrested at the Thai-Laotian border today for allegedly attempting to cross into Thailand with a fake passport.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/809212-iranian-arrested-with-fake-passport-in-ne-thailand/

Smog causes 4 flights to abort landing at Chiang Mai airport

BANGKOK: -- Smog in Chiang Mai caused visibility in the first half of the day to drop to about 800 metres, causing four flights to abort landing at the Chiang Mai International Airport.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/809190-check-your-flights/#entry9193204

Ministers unveil ECO Sticker and CO2 tax campaign

BANGKOK, 16 March 2015 (NNT) – The Ministers of Industry and Finance unveiled the ECO Sticker car information labeling campaign, and signed the MOU on Carbon Dioxide taxation law.

The Minister of Industry Chakramon Phasukavanich and the Minister of Finance Sommai Phasee both presided over the unveiling event of the ECO Sticker car information label campaign and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the promotion of sustainable car use by ECO Sticker and CO2 tax collection.

The Minister of Industry has said that the ECO Sticker will contain four informative elements, namely the information of the manufacturer/importer, the vehicle information, list of factory-installed equipments, and the tests in accordance to the referring standard.

The signed MOU is a demonstration of the determination that all agencies are willing to comply with the cabinet’s resolution on the adjustment of the vehicle tax (CO2 tax), and on the guidelines for vehicle manufacturers and importers to place the ECO Sticker that will reveal the vehicle's carbon dioxide emission rate.


-- NNT 2015-03-16

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