Thailand Live Sunday 3 May 2015

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TRANSPORTATION
Study to assess rail link to Den Chai in North
AYUTHAI NONNITIRAT
THE SUNDAY NATION

BANGKOK: -- THE feasibility study for a double-track rail line from Chiang Mai to Den Chai district in Phrae should be completed in about a year and the move has spurred hope that the "northern capital" will become a tourism hub.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822147-study-to-assess-rail-link-to-den-chai-in-north/

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FLIGHT OF THE CENTURY
Mayweather and Pacquiao ready to rumble in Las Vegas
Agence France Presse

A cake features fondant caricatures of boxers Manny Pacquiao ® of Philippines and Floyd

Mayweather at a bakery in Manila, Philippines. Pacquiao's fight with undefeated American Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas is being called the fight of the century

LAS VEGAS throbbed with anticipation yesterday with less than 24 hours to go until Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather enter the ring for their long-awaited showdown that has captivated sports fans around the world.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822151-mayweather-and-pacquiao-ready-to-rumble-in-las-vegas/

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LOTTERY
New board tasked with tackling lotto prices
THE SUNDAY NATION

BANGKOK: -- Army man put in charge after PM fires old board for failing to reduce ticket price to Bt80

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822152-new-board-tasked-with-tackling-lotto-prices/

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TRAFFICKED MIGRANTS
Bodies of 26 exhumed in Songkhla
THE SUNDAY NATION, AGENCIES

BANGKOK: -- THE BODIES of 26 migrants thought to be from Myanmar or Bangladesh have been exhumed as authorities ended their search at a mass-grave site in Songkhla's border district of Sadao yesterday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822155-bodies-of-26-exhumed-in-songkhla/

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POLITICS
Fah Won Mai TV flays NBTC
THE SUNDAY NATION

File photo : Jatuporn

BANGKOK: -- Says broadcast regulators seemed biased, question if their programmes really do sow political division

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822156-fah-won-mai-tv-flays-nbtc/

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NAKHON PATHOM
Locals upset over museum move
The Sunday Nation

People in Nakhon Pathom intend to protest in the middle of this month against the Fine Arts Department's plan to move 1,873 ancient items out of the province's Phra Phathom National Museum to the Uthong National Museum in Suphan Buri province instead. The museum would be closed and its personnel would be transferred to Suphan Buri.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822158-locals-upset-over-museum-move/

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Smog in the North cost the economy Bt6 billion
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- A seminar for economic reform yesterday assessed damage to the economy from Thailand's recent smog crisis in nine northern provinces at Bt6 billion.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822159-smog-in-the-north-cost-the-economy-bt6-billion/

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Princess appointed
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- HRH Princess Bajra Kitiyabha has been appointed as an attorney at the Office of the Attorney-General's Department of Narcotics Litigation, according to the Prime Minister's Office announcement published on the Royal Gazette website on Friday.

The appointment took effect retrospectively from April 1.

The princess had previously worked as Nong Bua Lamphu provincial attorney at the Office of the Attorney-General.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Princess-appointed-30259227.html

-- The Nation 2015-05-03

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Two motives seen in killing of ex-top cop's nephew
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- Police are investigating two possible motives for the killing of renowned former crimebuster Wiroj Pao-in's nephew, who was shot by a sniper while was holding his one-year-old baby outside his Nonthaburi home early on Friday morning.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822160-two-motives-seen-in-killing-of-ex-top-cops-nephew/

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UPDATE:

Plastic piles caused fire
The Sunday Nation

A fire, which broke out at a recycling factory in Ang Thong's Pho Thong district on Friday night, was suspected to have been caused by the naturally cumulative heat of compressed plastic piles, provincial police deputy chief Pol Colonel Chudech Kongkanpai said yesterday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/821968-huge-fire-at-ang-thong-plastic-recycling-factory/#entry9365497

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Police reform cannot be put off any longer

BANGKOK: -- THE REFORM COUNCIL MUST DEAL WITH THE ISSUES OF TRANSPARENCY AND POLITICAL INTERFERENCE

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822161-police-reform-cannot-be-put-off-any-longer/

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NLA whip: A referendum on new charter depends on Cabinet-NCPO

BANGKOK, 3 May 2015 (NNT) – The spokesman for the National Legislative Assembly whip said that many factors are to be considered before any decision concerning a public referendum on the new Constitution can be made.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822162-nla-whip-a-referendum-on-new-charter-depends-on-cabinet-ncpo/

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FM Tanasak affirms Thai Govt's commitment to strengthen Thailand-UN Partnership

BANGKOK, 2 May 2015 (NNT) - General Tanasak Patimapragorn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, reaffirmed the Thai Government’s commitment to enhance Thailand-UN partnership and cooperation under the United Nations Partnership Framework (UNPAF) 2012-2016.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822163-fm-tanasak-affirms-thai-govts-commitment-to-strengthen-thailand-un-partnership/

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Thailand-Cambodia infrastructure development underway in Sa Kaeo

SA KAEO, 2 May 2015 (NNT) – The Ministry of Transport is expediting the infrastructure revamp in Sa Kaeo province to facilitate connectivity between the border province and Cambodia.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822164-thailand-cambodia-infrastructure-development-underway-in-sa-kaeo/

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Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, National Legislative Assembly president, says Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha can’t use his Section 44 powers to hold a referendum on the draft constitution. The referendum must involve a joint initiative by the cabinet, according to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and the National Legislative Assembly (NLA).

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822105-s44-cant-be-used-to-hold-a-referendum/

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Thailand remains on the United States list of the world’s worst offenders when it comes to intellectual property law. Issued on Friday, Thailand has now been on the list for nine years in a row. The country was first added to the list after it allowed companies to manufacture medications that are legally the property of U.S. companies.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822107-thailand-remains-on-us-intellectual-rights-watch-list/

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More Thais are returning to Thailand following the Nepal earthquake. Thursday night, 14 nationals returned to Thailand aboard military transport flights. Since the earthquake struck, there has been 83 Thais that have returned to the country safely.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822109-thais-continue-to-flee-nepal-after-quake/

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Prayut Chan-o-cha, the Prime Minister of Thailand, is urging members of the Asean to work closely together to develop an Asean Brand. The prime minister states that cooperation will help strengthen the region, and will boost trade and investment.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822103-prayut-chan-o-cha-urges-asean-members-to-cooperate-together/

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"We Need Help:" Aid scarce in quake-hit Nepal villages
By TODD PITMAN

PAUWATHOK, Nepal (AP) — At the entrance of this destroyed mountain village, a wooden sign stands, cobbled together from debris of homes flattened by Nepal's devastating earthquake. Its message: "WE NEED HELP. PLEASE HELP."

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822169-we-need-help-aid-scarce-in-quake-hit-nepal-villages/

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Islamic State kills some 25 captive Iraqi Yazidis
SINAN SALAHEDDIN, Associated Press

BAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic State group militants shot to death at least 25 captive Yazidis at a prison camp in northern Iraq, a Yazidi lawmaker said Saturday, the latest mass killing carried out by the extremists targeting the sect.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822172-islamic-state-kills-some-25-captive-iraqi-yazidis/

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Crime and mystery writer Ruth Rendell dies at 85
JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Mystery writer Ruth Rendell, who brought psychological insight and social conscience to the classic British detective story, has died at the age of 85.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822173-crime-and-mystery-writer-ruth-rendell-dies-at-85/

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Bangkok: – The Commerce Ministry has insisted that Thailand has not been experiencing deflation despite negative inflation for four consecutive months.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822171-negative-inflation-for-four-consecutive-months/

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Suphan Buri: – A 28-year-old Buddhist monk has won two lottery tickets with a combined first prize of 5 million baht and pledged to spend the money for his temple renovation.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822170-monk-wins-5-million-baht-lottery-prize/

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Abhisit warns of problems unless draft constitution is amended

BANGKOK: -- Any achievements by the post-coup government while in power will be lost without significant changes to the country's draft constitution, Democrat Party leader and former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has warned.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822177-abhisit-warns-of-problems-unless-draft-constitution-is-amended/

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Four hospitalised as celebratory fireworks explode into crowd of cyclers, pedestrians
Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: Chinese-marked fireworks intended for celebration to mark the start of a 23 kilometre cycling night fest last night instead malfunctioned, exploding into a crowd of cyclists and onlookers at Lime Light plaza, sending four to hospital.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822182-four-hospitalised-as-celebratory-fireworks-explode-into-crowd-of-cyclers-pedestrians/

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RT@5liveSport: Crazy amount of private jets at Las Vegas airport due to #MayPac

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BMA urges owners of building built before 2007 to check structure
The Nation

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has urged owners of building built before 2007 to seek formal check of their building structure to see whether they could withstand major earthquakes.

Pattarut Thatthanon, director of the BMA's Public Works Department, said the buildings that were built before 2007 were not required by the BMA building rules to be quake-proof so the building owners should voluntarily check their structures for the safety of tenants.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/BMA-urges-owners-of-building-built-before-2007-to--30259244.html

-- The Nation 2015-05-03

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Three small quakes happen in the North
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Three small earthquakes happened in Myanmar and in two northern provinces of Thailand Saturday, the Seismological Bureau reported.

The bureau of the Meteorological Department said a quake with 1.9 magnitude happened 84 kilometres northeast of Mae Hong Son at 9:53 pm.

Another quake with 1.6 magnitude happened in Chiang Rai's Wiengchai district at 5:53 pm. Another quake with 1.8 magnitude happened in Phayao's Chiang Muan district at 6:50 pm.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Three-small-quakes-happen-in-the-North-30259245.html

-- The Nation 2015-05-03

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RT@andylines: Nepal has banned heavy planes from landing at Kathmandu airport because cracks have appeared in runway. 196 ton limit. #NepalQuake

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Phuket:- The tourist city of Phuket is going to get two underpasses and two U-turn bridges through the government’s midyear economic-stimulus package.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/822213-govt-to-spend-bt137bn-on-traffic-projects-in-phuket/