Thailand Live Sunday 26th Apr 2015

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Southern residents warned of Malaria spread

SONGKHLA, 25 April 2015 (NNT) – The Office of Disease Prevention and Control Region 12 in Songkhla Province has warned residents in southern provinces of the Malaria disease. It says precautions should be taken both at home and when traveling to high-risk areas.

The warning has been made in conjunction with World Malaria Day 2015, which is observed on 25 April every year. This year’s theme set for the fight against the disease is "Invest in the Future: Defeat Malaria”.

Malaria is the world's most important parasitic infectious disease. It is transmitted by mosquitoes which breed in fresh or occasionally brackish water. After being infected, most people begin falling ill 10-14 days, according to the Director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Control Region 12.

The symptoms of malaria include fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, nausea and vomiting, diarrhoea, anaemia, and jaundice. If a person experiences repeated cold and fevers, he or she is suspected to have been infected with Malaria. They must go to see the doctor immediately and inform their trips to woods or risky places. Even though the disease is curable but it causes difficulty in earning a living and daily activities. Infected person may die from various complications.

According to official statistics, 230 people have been found with malaria in seven provinces in the lower South between 1 Jan and 18 Apr 2015. Most, or 163 of them are in Yala, followed by 48 in Narathiwat and 19 in Songkhla. No death has been reported so far.

Self protection from Malaria are to stay in a good-condition sleeping net or use mosquito repellents. In malaria-hit areas, people should soak their sleeping nets into mosquito repellent liquid to double its protection.

-- NNT 2015-04-25

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MASSIVE QUAKE
Death toll from Nepal earthquake passes 1,400


Photo : EPA

KATHMANDU: -- The death toll from a massive earthquake that devastated parts of Nepal on Saturday has reached 1,457, Nepal's finance minister wrote on his twitter account.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820229-death-toll-from-nepal-earthquake-passes-1400/

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CDC
Charter will ensure more scrutiny
NITIPOL KIRAVANICH
THE SUNDAY NATION

BANGKOK: -- Constitution drafters maintain that the new charter will strengthen people's power of scrutiny, as members of independent organisations with the authority to scrutinise will also be subject to scrutiny.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820230-charter-will-ensure-more-scrutiny/

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ASEAN SUMMIT
PM to push for people-centred Asean community
THE SUNDAY NATION, AGENCIES

BANGKOK: -- THAILAND will push for a people-centred Asean community and centrality of Asean in the international community when government leaders from the regional grouping's member countries meet in Kuala Lumpur this week.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820231-pm-to-push-for-people-centred-asean-community/

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ENVIRONMENT
Pak Bara Port could kill marine ecosystem: NRC member
PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE SUNDAY NATION

BANGKOK: -- CONSTRUCTION of a deepwater port at Pak Bara in Satun would lead to a domino-like collapse of the marine ecosystem in the entire South Andaman Sea - destroying scores of people's livelihoods and way of life, an environmental expert has warned.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820232-pak-bara-port-could-kill-marine-ecosystem-nrc-member/

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UFUN
Police seize condo and luxury car in UFUN case
KHANATHIT SRIHIRUNDAJ
THE SUNDAY NATION

BANGKOK: -- POLICE YESTERDAY seized more assets tied to UFUN's alleged pyramid scheme worth about Bt40 million - a unit in a Chao Phraya riverside condo in Klong San in Bangkok and a Bt15-million Lamborghini Gallardo. So far 228 people, claiming to have lost Bt63 million, have filed complaints with police over UFUN.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820233-police-seize-condo-and-luxury-car-in-ufun-case/

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Bomb wounds five police on patrol in Betong
The Sunday Nation

YALA: -- Five police officers on patrol and one passing motorist were slightly wounded by a roadside bomb yesterday morning in Yala's Betong district.

Following the explosion report at 11.40am, police and bomb squad members rushed to the scene in Tambon Aiyerweng to find a two-metre-wide, one-metre-deep crater. The police patrol truck was riddled with shrapnel.

Police suspect a home-made bomb, put in a 5kg cooking cylinder, was planted by insurgent sympathisers to target state officials on morning patrol, as the national intelligence agency had previously warned that insurgents were preparing to launch an attack in Yala.

Another bomb went off less than an hour later in Than To district, reportedly targeting bomb squad members on their way to inspect the previous blast. Two policemen were slightly hurt.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Bomb-wounds-five-police-on-patrol-in-Betong-30258758.html

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Boost for research in manufacturing
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- A committee has been established for the promotion of science and technology in manufacturing and a budget of more than 1 per cent of gross domestic product has been earmarked for research and development.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820235-boost-for-research-in-manufacturing/

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Police sergeant in suspected murder-suicide
THE SUNDAY NATION

BANGKOK: -- A SECRETARY to national police chief Gen Somyot Pumpanmuang was found dead in a Thung Song Hong police flat in Bangkok's Lak Si district on Friday, while the body of her police husband was found - hanging from a tree - in a wooded area on Mitraparp Highway in Nakhon Ratchasima's Pak Chong district yesterday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820236-police-sergeant-in-suspected-murder-suicide/

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Hundreds of illegal workers apprehended
Chatchawal Sopapan
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- Para-military rangers and police joined forces to crackdown on a major supplier of illegal workers in Sa Kaew's Aranyaprathet district and rounded up 408 Cambodian workers - 336 males and 72 females - before they were transported to employers yesterday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820237-hundreds-of-illegal-workers-apprehended/

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EDUCATION
Thais win medals at Young Scientists conference
The Sunday Nation

Thai students won two gold medals, one silver, two bronze and a best poster award at the 22nd International Conference of Young Scientists in Izmir, Turkey.

The two gold came in environmental science and were won by Katliya Promdonkoy and Rungreudee Boonpan, while the silver medal was achieved in biological science and pocketed by Kritnatcha Papawinnarakul.

The two bronze medals were won by Chawin Buasak in biological science and Sarat Lewsirirat in physics.

Warin Rojanakarin won the best poster award in mathematics.

The students were scheduled to return this morning and the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology will host a reception to welcome them at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Thais-win-medals-at-Young-Scientists-conference-30258757.html

-- The Nation 2015-04-26

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Post offices still operate during May holiday

BANGKOK, 25 April 2015 (NNT) – Thailand Post Co., Ltd. will still operate during the May 1-5 long weekend but says its delivery service will be suspended during that period.

Thailand Post Co., Ltd. said stamp collectors and shoppers could still buy their favorite products at more than 200 local post offices across the country as well as branches in superstores and airports. The Suvarnabhumi Airport branch operates round the clock.

The delivery service will, however, be suspended during the five-day holiday. Customers wishing to send letters or parcels can entrust them to the consignment department which will resume the delivery service on May 6.

Those seeking more information can log on to www.thailandpost.co.th or call the company’s contact center. The contact number is 1545.

-- NNT 2015-04-26

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NRC members back inclusion of "National Reform” in new Charter but with no time frame

BANGKOK, 25 April 2015 (NNT) – The Chairman of the National Reform Council (NRC) committee in charge of local administrative reform has shown his support to inclusion of provision to ensure the continuity of national reform in the new charter but said the reform should not be limited by specific timeframe.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820239-nrc-members-back-inclusion-of-national-reform-in-new-charter-but-with-no-time-frame/

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Songkhla Zoo proves more popular after facelift

SONGKHLA, 25 April 2015 (NNT) - Songkhla Zoo has attracted a lot more visitors this weekend especially those from the three southernmost provinces after a 12-million-baht sky walk has been added, enabling visitors to go round the zoo with greater convenience.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820240-songkhla-zoo-proves-more-popular-after-facelift/

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Thai Airline Apologizes for Insulting Phuket Heroines

BY Khoaosod Eng.

PHUKET - A Thai airline has apologized for misspelling the names of two historical figures in its in-flight magazine, which was deemed offensive by some residents of Phuket province.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820241-thai-airline-apologizes-for-insulting-phuket-heroines/

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Isuzu Motors Co and Toyota Motor Thailand Co have been slapped with back tax bills. The Customs Department is seeking 13.46 billion baht in taxes and tariffs on part imports for assembly lines.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820218-isuzu-and-toyota-slapped-with-back-tax-bills/

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Two new suspects have been added to the list in the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative case by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI). The multi-billion baht fraud case is being investigated by a new committee.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820221-two-new-suspects-emerge-in-klongchan-fraud-case/

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On May 7^th, a full-scale tsunami evacuation drill will be held on Koh Sireh in Phuket. The event was supposed to take place on Christmas Day, but was postponed because it was too close to the 2004 disaster that hit the country.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820220-tsunami-drills-will-be-held-in-phuket-away-from-tourists/

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Hundreds of protestors gathered outside the Government House on Thursday, demanding that the government provide them with urgent solutions to their problems. The majority of the demonstrators are looking for help with land disputes.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820219-landless-farmers-demand-help-from-the-government/

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Stock Image/Getty

The Ao Chalong Yacht Club (ACYC) open day is on Saturday. The event will feature a national champion, Alfie Rowson, offering children aged 7 or older free dinghy sailing lessons. Rowson, along with Kingdom Property crewmates, won the 2014 Platu championship.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820217-free-dinghy-sailing-lessons-offered-at-the-acyc-open-day-in-phuket/

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Canadian judge orders release of ex-Guantanamo detainee
CHARMAINE NORONHA, Associated Press

TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian judge on Friday ordered the release of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate while he appeals his conviction in a Washington court for war crimes, including killing a U.S. soldier.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820250-canadian-judge-orders-release-of-ex-guantanamo-detainee/

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UN chief appeals to Indonesia to stop planned executions

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief is appealing to Indonesia to stop the planned executions of nine foreigners and one local who were convicted for drug crimes.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820251-un-chief-appeals-to-indonesia-to-stop-planned-executions/

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RT@RichardBarrow: Kan Air will be flying from Pattaya to Hat Yai and Surat Thani from the end of May #Thailand http://t.co/dYpEhoue9e

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RT@pakhead: @karmanomad TG checking in passengers for 2 flights this morning but Kathmandu airport still closed to scheduled flights.

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RT@ThaipbsEngNews: Update : According to BBC, The latest home ministry figures say 1,805 people were killed and 4,718 people were injured in #NepalEarthquake”

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RT@ReutersIndia: Seventeen bodies recovered at Mt. Everest base camp, worst disaster on mountain - mountaineering association #earthquake #Nepa

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RT@RichardBarrow: THAI flight TG319 leaving #Bangkok for Kathmandu as scheduled. Thai & foreign media onboard (Pic @sataporn_pptv) http://t.co/xftlxB8DE2

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UPDATE:

Avalanche sweeps Everest base camp, killing 17, injuring 61
By TIM SULLIVAN and BINAJ GURUBACHARYA

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An avalanche triggered by Nepal's massive earthquake slammed into a section of the Mount Everest mountaineering base camp, killing at least 17, injuring 61 and leaving an unknown number of climbers and guides unaccounted for on other routes, an official said Sunday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820229-death-toll-from-nepal-earthquake-passes-1400/?p=9342852#entry9342852

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NLA president chairs seminar encouraging exchange of input from religious organisations, academics

BANGKOK, 26 April 2015 (NNT) – National Legislative Assembly President Pornpetch Wichitcholchai has chaired a seminar held to encourage an exchange of input from religious organizations and academicians that would be used to augment the role of religion within society.

Professor Pornpetch inaugurated a seminar on the topic of 'religion and national security', which was co-hosted by the National Legislative Assembly's (NLA) subcommittee for religious affairs and the committee for religion, art, culture and tourism. He said at the seminar that religion allowed people to co-exist in harmony and was important to all levels of society. Religion also provided a nation with identity.

Professor Pornpetch said the seminar enabled a well-rounded and unbiased exchange of input from religious organizations, academicians and knowledgeable persons. The input will be used by the NLA in making guidelines for instilling virtues, kindness and conciliation into the country development process, as well as in promoting the use of religion to augment the strength of the country.

-- NNT 2015-04-26

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Public Health Ministry set to make 2024 malaria-zero

BANGKOK, 26 April 2015 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health is set on making Thailand a malaria-zero country, as malaria patients are on a decline.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/820278-public-health-ministry-set-to-make-2024-malaria-zero/