Thailand Live Saturday 27 Jun 2015

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Yingluck's total assets drop by Bt4.9 million
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- FORMER PM Yingluck Shinawatra's assets dropped by Bt4.9 million a year after leaving office last May, the anti-corruption agency disclosed yesterday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836152-yinglucks-total-assets-drop-by-bt49-million/

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Tourism Minister’s Phuket visit hijacked by bus, van drivers
Nattha Thepbamrung

PHUKET: Minister of Tourism and Sports Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul arrived in Phuket yesterday (June 26) to hear complaints about the illegal antics in the island’s tourism industry.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836154-tourism-ministers-phuket-visit-hijacked-by-bus-van-drivers/

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Panel discussion on Vietnam's abusive treatment of ethnic Montagnards banned by NCPO
Pravit Rojanaphruk
The Nation

A PRESS conference organised by Human Rights Watch to highlight the plight of a Vietnamese minority group was banned from taking place at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) in Bangkok yesterday after the authorities said staging it could affect good relations between Thailand and Vietnam.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836158-panel-discussion-on-vietnams-abusive-treatment-of-ethnic-montagnards-banned-by-ncpo/

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Prayut not fussed about not being invited to US Embassy July 4 event
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday said he did not care whether or not the US Embassy invites him to its Fourth of July celebrations in Bangkok this year.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836049-prayut-says-he-does-not-care-about-us-invitation/page-4#entry9558268

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Human Rights Watch calls for release of student activists
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Human Rights Watch on Saturday called on Thai authorities to immediately drop all charges and to release unconditionally 14 student activists who peacefully expressed opposition to military rule.

On Friday, police and soldiers enforced a military court warrant to arrest 14 students from the Neo-Democracy Movement for sedition and violating the military junta's ban on public assembly.

The students are now being held in the Bangkok Remand Prison and the Central Women Correctional Institution for 12 days while awaiting trial in a military court.

"Thailand's junta should immediately stop arresting and prosecuting student activists," said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch.

He said in a statement released Saturday that while insisting they aren't dictators, the Thai generals have used the military courts as a central feature of their crackdown against peaceful criticism and political dissent.

"With each new arrest, Thailand's path toward democracy is getting harder to find," Adams said, adding that governments around the world should press the junta to end repression and respect fundamental rights.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Human-Rights-Watch-calls-for-release-of-student-ac-30263260.html

-- The Nation 2015-06-27

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DSI probes B14bn forest encroachment at Phuket beach
Suthicha Sirirat

DSI deputy director-general Pong-In Intarakhao inspected the site of the alleged beach encroachment in person. Photo: Suthicha Sirirat

PHUKET: The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has launched a probe into a claim for a Chanote title deed to be issued for 200 rai of Phuket beachfront property with an estimated value of B14 billion.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836181-dsi-probes-b14bn-forest-encroachment-at-phuket-beach/

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Export revenue drops 5% in May

BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s export revenue declined for the fifth consecutive month in May by 5.01% to US$18,429 million, the Office of Trade Policy and Strategy's secretary general Mr Somkiat Trairatpan said.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836183-export-revenue-drops-5-in-may/

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Udomdej threatens actions against those behind student activists
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Defence Minister and Army chief General Udomdej Sitabutr on Saturday threatened to take legal action against those who backed student activists.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836184-udomdej-threatens-actions-against-those-behind-student-activists/

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Man apprehended trying to open emergency exit on airborne Boeing 737 plane to Hat Yai

BANGKOK: -- A 30-year-old passenger on board a Lion Air flight from Don Mueang airport to Hat Yai was apprehended by three police officers as he tried to open an emergency exit of the plane while it was airborne in a bid to commit suicide.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836185-man-apprehended-trying-to-open-emergency-exit-on-airborne-boeing-737-plane-to-hat-yai/

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RT@RichardBarrow: Some of the masks in today’s parade in Dan Sai for the Phi Ta Khon festival #Thailand http://t.co/PxFleXMYB0

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RT@SkyNewsBreak: Reports: Kuwait Airlines flight #KU118 from New York to Kuwait City has declared a state of emergency over Germany & is being diverted to UK

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Govt pledges better living quality for low-income earners

BANGKOK, 27 June 2015 (NNT) – The government has pledged to upgrade the quality of life of low-income earners within its three-year timeframe.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836213-govt-pledges-better-living-quality-for-low-income-earners/

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Kuwait-Bound Plane In State Of Emergency

A plane travelling from New York to Kuwait City has declared a state of emergency and has diverted to the UK, reports say.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836215-kuwait-bound-plane-in-state-of-emergency/

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UPDATE #KU118 diverted to Heathrow this morning as 6 passengers on board had food poisoning (@RTUKnews) - @NewsHazbail

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Encroached properties in Sirinart national park in Phuket to face legal execution to evict‏

PHUKET: -- Several luxury properties that illegitimately trespassed the beautiful Sirinart national park in Phuket for over a decade will soon be reclaimed and demolished as the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is seeking cooperation from the Legal Execution Department to execute the Supreme Court's order to seize the property.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836181-dsi-probes-b14bn-forest-encroachment-at-phuket-beach/#entry9558811

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New Monk Attempts to Burn Down Monastery on First Day

By Khaosod Eng.

Police inspect the room of a new monk who attempted to light the monastery on fire in Songkhla, 27 June 2015.

SONGKHLA — Police in southern Thailand say they have arrested a teenage monk who allegedly attempted to burn down his monastery after smoking marijuana early this morning.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836216-new-monk-attempts-to-burn-down-monastery-on-first-day/

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RT@airlivenet: PHOTO Tourists arriving back to London Gatwick from Tunisia on special flights (@BBCNews) http://t.co/aZilIcf10U - @NewsHazbai

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Russian Man Found Mortally Beaten in Pattaya Hotel

By Khaosod Eng.

CHONBURI — A Russian man died on his way to a hospital in Pattaya last night after a hotel worker found him severely beaten outside of his hotel room.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836217-russian-man-found-mortally-beaten-in-pattaya-hotel/

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RT@SkyNewsBreak: Tunisian Interior Ministry has confirmed that eight Britons are among the victims of the terror attack in #Sousse in #Tunisia

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Chiang Mai prepares to host mobile Cabinet meeting

CHIANG MAI, 27 June 2015 (NNT) – Chiang Mai province is now stepping up the preparation to accommodate the mobile Cabinet meeting while aiming to propose provincial projects on this occasion.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836284-chiang-mai-prepares-to-host-mobile-cabinet-meeting/

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Alms giving on elephants’ back to take place in Surin

SURIN, 27 June 2015 (NNT) – Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is now inviting tourists to take part in the alms giving ceremony on elephants' back, set for the end of July 2015 as tribute to His Majesty the King and to promote tourism in Surin Province.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836285-alms-giving-on-elephants-back-to-take-place-in-surin/

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MOPH successfully tracks down 36 people in contact with MERS-CoV patient

BANGKOK, 27 June 2015 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has successfully got in touch with 36 people who were in close contact with the MERS-CoV patient.

According to Acting Permanent Secretary for Public Health Surachet Satitniramai, all the 36 people consisting of the patient’s relatives, passengers seated near the patient, taxi drivers and medical personnel remain in normal health conditions after the 14-day surveillance. The patient himself is also recovering and no long relies on respiratory support.

The MOPH’s virus prevention campaign has grown concentrated following the report of the first confirmed case. The government has so far yet to issue a ban on travelling to South Korea and other countries with reports of disease outbreaks, but warned those having to visit infection-prone areas to strictly comply with doctors’ guidelines for MERS-CoV prevention.

Aside from the surveillance measures, the ministry mapped out virus prevention plans exclusively for Thai people planning to stay in risk-prone countries, including dispatch of medical teams to look after Muslim pilgrims and national athletes scheduled to participate in the 2015 World University Games in South Korea.

-- NNT 2015-06-27

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Tons of meat seized in Phuket beef smuggler raid
Eakkapop Thongtub

Navy personnel forced the open open. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: Two tons of meat were seized when Royal Thai Navy troops raided a beef cold-storage facility north of Phuket Town yesterday (June 26).

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836286-tons-of-meat-seized-in-phuket-beef-smuggler-raid/

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