Thailand Live Saturday 2 May 2015

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Prayut pledges to improve quality of life of workers

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha today promised to improve the quality of life among workers and ensured that no worker will be left unemployed.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa....ife-of-workers/

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Thai Navy starts briefing fishing operators of IUU fishing regulation

TRAT: -- Thai Navy starts briefing fishing operators of IUU fishing regulationThai Navy starts briefing fishing operators of IUU fishing regulationThai Navy starts briefing fishing operators of IUU fishing regulation

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa....ing-regulation/

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TRAFFICKED MIGRANTS
Mass migrant graveyard
THE NATION May 2, 2015 1:00 am

SONGKHLA: -- Over 30 graves found at area used to smuggle migrants into Malaysia: Police

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821757-mass-graveyard-with-rohinya-bodies-found-near-thai-malaysian-border/page-2#entry9362526

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RED-SHIRT TV
Peace TV will 'keep working'
Pravit Rojanaphruk
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Content will be broadcast via different media, legal fight will continue: Weng

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821916-peace-tv-will-keep-working/

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Guidelines for fighting forest encroachers
PIYANUT TUMNUKASETCHAI,
PRASIT TANGPRASERT
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- Paiboon wants policy for fake land deeds

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821917-guidelines-for-fighting-forest-encroachers/

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Police doctor, son get death sentence over concealed slaying
THE NATION

PHETCHABURI Court yesterday sentenced to death a police doctor and his adult son for killing a Myanmar worker and burying his body at the doctor's ranch five years ago.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821772-thai-court-sentences-former-senior-police-doctor-to-death-for-murder-of-myanmar-worker/page-2?p=9362545#entry9362545

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Minimum wage 'not enough for daily expenses'
PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE NATION May 2, 2015 1:00 am

BANGKOK: -- WORKERS from around the country marked Labour Day yesterday by reminding the government that the low minimum wage and poor working conditions were just two of many issues the workers face.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821918-minimum-wage-not-enough-for-daily-expenses/

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Thai teams win a chance to compete in Microsoft's Imagine Cup in the United States
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- THREE Thai undergraduate student teams have won the chance to compete in Microsoft's Imagine Cup World Finals in Seattle in July.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821919-thai-teams-win-a-chance-to-compete-in-microsofts-imagine-cup-in-the-united-states/

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Nonthaburi man shot by sniper while holding baby
THE NATION May 2, 2015 1:00 am

BANGKOK: -- POLICE have launched an investigation into the killing of a renowned crime-buster's nephew, who was shot by a sniper while he was holding his one-year-old baby outside his home in Nonthaburi province.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821921-nonthaburi-man-shot-by-sniper-while-holding-baby/

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Command centre launched for crackdown on illegal fishing
THE NATION

THAILAND yesterday officially launched a command centre set up to crackdown on illegal fishing by Thai fishing vessels. The move is part of the government's response to a warning from the European Union - to lift industry standards or face trade bans.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821922-command-centre-launched-for-crackdown-on-illegal-fishing/

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Petition aims to get children to wear motorbike helmets
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- THE Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP) and Save the Children will submit a 15,000-signature petition to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration on Wednesday in a bid to get schools under the BMA's supervision to join their campaign for a major increase in the number of children wearing helmets on motorcycles.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821924-petition-aims-to-get-children-to-wear-motorbike-helmets/

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Referendum would allow 'needed public debate on charter'
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A REFERENDUM ON the new constitution is necessary because it would allow the public the chance to study and debate its provisions so they become familiarised with its content, Election Commission member Somchai Srisutthiyakorn says.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821925-referendum-would-allow-needed-public-debate-on-charter/

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Inquests into riot shootings fail to point finger at killers
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Criminal Court's inquest into the killing of Hiroyuki Muramoto, a photojournalist for Reuters news agency, during the red-shirt riots in 2010 ended inconclusively yesterday after it failed to identify which side had fired the fatal bullet.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821926-inquests-into-riot-shootings-fail-to-point-finger-at-killers/

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BURNING ISSUE
Despite differences, NRC expected to endorse charter draft
Nitipol Kiravanich

BANGKOK: -- National Reform Council members dissected the constitution draft into pieces during their recent meeting to scrutinise it. But political observers are quite certain this draft will finally get approval from the reformers' council.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821927-despite-differences-nrc-expected-to-endorse-charter-draft/

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Police-AMLO team seize second house owned by UFUN suspect
ANGSUMA SRIDOKKHAM
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- POLICE officers and officials from the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) yesterday seized a house owned by a Thai suspect in the UFUN Store's alleged pyramid scheme along with Bt200,000 cash and three electronic devices for further inspection.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821929-police-amlo-team-seize-second-house-owned-by-ufun-suspect/

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EDITORIAL
Prayut must not lose sight of his proclaimed goal
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Reform needs a flag-bearer, not an emotional leader

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821930-prayut-must-not-lose-sight-of-his-proclaimed-goal/

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Mercury to remain high until rains come in late May

BANGKOK, 1 May 2015 (NNT) – The Meteorological Department has forecast that the summer heat in Thailand will continue through early May while the rainy season will kick in later in the month.

Director-General of the Meteorological Department Wanchai Sakudomchai indicated that temperatures around Thailand are expected to hover at high levels as summer is still in full swing. During the long weekend between Labor Day and Coronation Day, the mercury is likely to peak. Scattered thunderstorms may also occur in many areas; therefore, holidaymakers traveling on the road are advised to be extra cautious.

Mr Wanchai said the hot weather will begin to taper off towards mid-May before the expected arrival of the rainy season in the third week of the month. Similar to last year, this year’s precipitation is forecast to be below the norm. Agriculturists and consumers are thus encouraged to use water sparingly.

-- NNT 2015-05-01

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DIP insists Thailand committed to tackling IP violations

BANGKOK, 1 May 2015 (NNT) – The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has confirmed that Thailand continuously strives to address violations of intellectual property rights despite being kept on the US priority watch list.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821932-dip-insists-thailand-committed-to-tackling-ip-violations/

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General Prayut sacks lottery board and heads the new board

BANGKOK: -- Invoking Section 44 of the interim constitution, General Prayut Chan-ocha, in his capacity as head of the National Council for Peace and Order, ordered the sacking of the board of the Government Lottery Office and setting up a new board with him as the new chairman.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821933-general-prayut-sacks-lottery-board-and-heads-the-new-board/

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Public gatherings bill endorsed by the NLA

BANGKOK: -- The National Legislative Assembly has passed the second and final readings of public gatherings bill which will restrict freedom of public gatherings or protests.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821935-public-gatherings-bill-endorsed-by-the-nla/

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Police say Rohingyas may have died of illnesses or fatigue

BANGKOK: -- Thai police suspected that the Rohingyas who were buried at a graveyard in a mountainous camp near the Thai-Malaysian border might have died of diseases or illnesses while they were being held by human traffickers before being smuggled to the third countries.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821757-mass-graveyard-with-rohinya-bodies-found-near-thai-malaysian-border/page-2#entry9362638

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Bangkok: – Bang Phongphang police have arrested and charged Jessada Saisakol, 30, for assault and knife attack against his estranged wife and their friend and policeman.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821936-man-charged-for-physical-assault-under-rage/

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Bangkok:- While the dare-devil speed has made Fast & Furious films so irresistible, Bangkok’s infamously fast-moving Bus No 8 fleet has scared passengers.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821934-bangkoks-fast-and-furious-8/

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Bangkok:- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will try to campaign for residents to reduce household garbage dumping from one kilogram to 200 grams per person per day.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821937-bma-aims-to-cut-waste-dumping-from-1-to-02-kg-per-person-per-day/

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How Thailand’s Eastern Seaboard will benefit from a USD3bn injection
By Property Report on April 27, 2015

BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s Eastern Seaboard area is gearing up for 91 development projects worth an estimated total of more than THB100 billion (more than USD3 billion).


Photo credit: CBRE Thailand

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821939-how-thailands-eastern-seaboard-will-benefit-from-a-usd3bn-injection/

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Rage to relief in Baltimore as 6 officers charged in death
JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press
AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press

BALTIMORE (AP) — Rage turned to relief in Baltimore on Friday when the city's top prosecutor charged six police officers with felonies ranging from assault to murder in the death of Freddie Gray.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821941-rage-to-relief-in-baltimore-as-6-officers-charged-in-death/

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'Stand By Me' singer Ben E. King dead at age 76
By HILLEL ITALIE

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben E. King, the unforgettable lead singer for the Drifters and solo star whose plaintive baritone graced such pop and rhythm 'n blues classics as "Stand by Me," ''There Goes My Baby" and "Spanish Harlem," has died. He was 76.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821942-stand-by-me-singer-ben-e-king-dead-at-age-76/

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Blues legend B.B. King in hospice at his home in Las Vegas
KEN RITTER, Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Blues legend B.B. King was in hospice care Friday at his home in Las Vegas, according to a longtime business associate with legal control over his affairs.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821943-blues-legend-bb-king-in-hospice-at-his-home-in-las-vegas/

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Rayong:- A post on YouLike Facebook page about a Russian man being dumped by his Thai girlfriend became a hot topic.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821954-mystery-over-dumped-russian-man-in-rayong/

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Gold steady at B18,550 /Bangkok Post