Thailand Live Monday 20 Apr 2015

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Red-shirt activist released without charge related to Samui blast
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A red-shirt activist who has posted a message on his Facebook wall encouraging attacks against Surat Thani shortly before Samui blast has been released after he was detained by troops for seven days, Col Winthai Suvaree, spokesman of the National Council for Peace and Order said Monday.

Winthai said Narin Amnongbua, alias M the Red Shirt, was released on Friday without facing any charge.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Red-shirt-activist-released-without-charge-related-30258334.html


-- The Nation 2015-04-20

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MEA to conceal power lines on Sukumvit 24 Road

BANGKOK, 20 April 2015 (NNT) - The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) is set to expedite its plan to put the power lines on Sukumvit 24 in Bangkok, underground.

Somchai Roadrungwasinkul of the MEA’s board of directors revealed that the authority will work in partnership with the Metropolitan Police Bureau on the scenic improvement of one of Bangkok’s most prominent roads. The project will remove from sight, some eight hundred meters of overhead electric cables on Sukumvit 24.

From Apr 23 to May 24, 2015, authorities will close off one traffic lane and only allow incoming traffic from Rama IV Road. From May 25 to October 31, one lane will be closed between 10p.m. to 4a.m. for further work burying the cables.

In addition, the MEA has revealed plans to conceal all cable lines along the Sky Train route underground, as well as on Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road, Rama III Road and Ratchadaphisek Road. The underground relocation of the cables on these roads is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year.


-- NNT 2015-04-20

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Ex-DSI Chief Calls Asset Freezing a Political Attack
By Khaosod English

BANGKOK — Former chief of the Division of Special Investigation (DSI) Tharit Pengdith has accused Thailand’s national anti-graft agency of participating in an effort to smear his reputation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/818739-ex-dsi-chief-tharit-calls-asset-freezing-a-political-attack/

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TTAA meets with travel agencies affected by Japan's ban on Thai chartered flights

BANGKOK, 20 April 2015 (NNT) - The President of the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA) has revealed that he recently attended a meeting of travel agencies that have been affected by Japan’s ban on Thai chartered flights, from the end of last month to April 11.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/818743-ttaa-meets-with-travel-agencies-affected-by-japans-ban-on-thai-chartered-flights/

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RT @SkyNewsBreak: Greater Manchester Police says a 14-year-old boy from Blackburn has been arrested in connection with a terror plot in Australia

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Boy, 14, from Blackburn held over Australia 'terror plot'

MANCHESTER: -- A 14-year-old boy from Blackburn has been arrested over an alleged terror plot in Australia, Greater Manchester Police have said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/818206-five-men-arrested-in-relation-to-alleged-anzac-day-terrorism-plot-in-victoria/page-3?p=9323129#entry9323129

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Spain: police detain youth after teacher killed, others wounded in Barcelona school.

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PM assures Finance Ministry will not undergo reshuffling

BANGKOK, 20 April 2015 (NNT) - Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has denied rumors that the officials would be reshuffled in the Ministry of Finance.

However, the Ministry of Education will undergo reshuffling. The PM assured that the reassignments were ordered for practical purposes and will not affect the morale of civil servants in the ministry.

When asked whether the National Council for Peace and Order would use Section 44 of the interim constitution to order a public referendum on the new charter, General Prayut said he will wait until after the draft charter has been debated by the National Reform Council before making a decision.

Regarding the investigation into the Songkran bombing in Koh Samui, the premier said that reports indicated the perpetrators were former politicians motivated by both political and personal gain.

Meanwhile, the Thai Department of Civil Aviation has continued its efforts to upgrade the Kingdom’s aviation safety standards.


-- NNT 2015-04-20

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UK police arrest 14-year-old boy over alleged Australia terror plot

LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with an alleged plot to attack a war memorial ceremony in Australia.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/818750-uk-police-arrest-14-year-old-boy-over-alleged-australia-terror-plot/

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Buddhist Temple Paints Crematorium Pink to Ease Fears

By Khaosod English


The pink crematorium at Wat Phob Suk Temple in Mueang district of Nakhon Ratchasima province.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — A Buddhist temple in northeastern Thailand has repainted its crematorium pink to console funeral-goers and local residents.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/818771-buddhist-temple-in-korat-paints-crematorium-pink-to-ease-fears/

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Alongkorn: CDC must show courage to demand a referendum for the draft charter



BANGKOK: -- The Constitution Drafting Committee must show its courage and independence by making sure that the draft constitution must go through a referendum, said Mr Alongkorn Polabutr, secretary of the National Reform Council’s whips.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/818721-thailand-deliberates-new-constitution-to-end-turmoil/#entry9323340

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Pakistani woman dies after early morning incident at five-star Phuket resort

PHUKET: -- A woman from Pakistan died at Thalang Hospital in the early hours of this morning after slashing her wrist and falling into the swimming pool of a five-star resort in Mai Khao.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/818773-pakistani-woman-dies-after-early-morning-incident-at-five-star-phuket-resort/

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PM orders Finance Ministry to set up fund to help poor elderly
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Monday ordered the Finance Ministry to coordinate with other government to set up a fund to help the elderly people from poor families, Deputy Government Spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said.

The government will also require the elderly to take care of their own health by not smoking and drinking in exchange for allowance, Sansern said.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/PM-orders-Finance-Ministry-to-set-up-fund-to-help--30258343.html


-- The Nation 2015-04-20

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Thai customs seize African elephant tusks worth $6 mn
AFP

BANGKOK: -- Four tonnes of African elephant ivory worth $6 million has been seized at a Bangkok port in a container labelled as beans, Thai customs said Monday, in the kingdom's largest-ever haul of its kind.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/818775-thai-customs-seize-african-elephant-tusks-worth-us6-mn/

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Thai ambassador to Cambodia transferred
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Cabinet Monday transferred Surapol Maneepong from the position of the ambassador to Cambodia to the post of ambassador attached to the Foreign Ministry.

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Thai-ambassador-to-Cambodia-transferred-30258347.html


-- The Nation 2015-04-20

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Thai Junta to Issue New Law Banning Begging

By Khaosod Eng.

BANGKOK — The Thai military government has approved the draft of a law that will criminalize begging, a common practice in streets of Thailand's major cities.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/818823-thai-junta-to-issue-new-law-banning-begging/

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Nakhon Nayok: A Chinese woman was arrested in Nakhon Nayok Monday and is facing a deportation for having illegally soliciting public donations.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/818824-chinese-woman-arrested-for-begging/

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