Thailand Live Tuesday 30 Jun 2015

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Greek financial tragedy will have little impact on Thailand: Finance Ministry
ERICH PARPART
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- THE FINANCIAL problems Greece is facing have affected money and capital markets across the world, but its effects on the euro zone economy, the Thai currency and Thailand's export sector will be limited, the Finance Ministry said yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836813-greek-financial-tragedy-will-have-little-impact-on-thailand-finance-ministry/

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Passport checks in Thailand in line with ICAO standards

BANGKOK, 30 June 2015 (NNT)-The Royal Thai Police have insisted that Thailand’s system of passport checks is in line with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836840-passport-checks-in-thailand-in-line-with-icao-standards/

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Major Cineplex Group will launch branch in Laos

VIENTIANE: -- The Thailand-based Major Cineplex Group is launching their second out of country branch in Laos after having great success with their first out of country launch in Cambodia which has become the market leader, Lao News Agency reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836844-major-cineplex-group-will-launch-branch-in-laos/

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UN condemns fighting by Syria and rebels in Golan Heights

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is condemning the fighting and use of heavy weapons by Syrian armed forces and opposition fighters in the area that has separated Syrian and Israel forces since 1974.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836845-un-condemns-fighting-by-syria-and-rebels-in-golan-heights/

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SET opens up 0.68 to 1,511.87 /Bangkok Post

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Chaiyaphum encourages rural students to study medicine

CHAIYAPHUM, 30 June 2015, (NNT) -The Chaiyaphum Provincial Administration Office, the Secondary Educational Service Area Office 30, the Provincial Public Health Office, Chaiyaphum Hospital and Suranaree University of Technology have signed a memorandum of understanding supporting academic cooperation, and encouraging more students to study medicine.

The campaign is being called One District One Doctor (ODOD) which provides a scholarship per district for an outstanding student who wishes to become a medical doctor.

The long term project is aimed at addressing the lack of doctors in rural areas issue, while offering the chance to study medicine to local students. The campaign hopes to bring these doctors back to work in their hometown.

Under the ODOD program, Grade 12 students located outside the Muang District would have a chance to study medicine at Suranaree University of Technology.


-- NNT 2015-06-30

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Former Phraram 9 Cafe owner assassinated
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Somyos Suthangkul, 62, former owner of Phraram 9 Cafe, was shot dead on Pattanakarn Road Monday night, police said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836853-former-phraram-9-cafe-owner-assassinated-in-bangkok/

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UN extends Darfur peacekeeping force despite Sudan protest
EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council on Monday unanimously approved a one-year extension of the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan's western Darfur region where conflict is intensifying, rejecting the Sudanese government's demand that the troops leave.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836854-un-extends-darfur-peacekeeping-force-despite-sudan-protest/

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EU condemns arrest of 14 students
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The European Union Tuesday issues a statement to criticize the Thai juntas over the arrest or 14 student activists, saying their arrest and charges for peacefully demonstrating on 22 May is a "disturbing development" and violation of human rights.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836858-eu-condemns-arrest-of-14-students-in-thailand/

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More rain forecast in the East and South of Thailand late this week

BANGKOK, 30 June 2015 (NNT) - The Meteorological Department has predicted a greater amount of rain in the East and South of Thailand toward the end of this week.

According to the weather report, the southwesterly wind over the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand is gaining strength. It will bring more precipitation to the East coast and the upper part of the southern region.

However, the amount of rain will be lower in the upper part of the country. Fishermen should proceed with caution when leaving the shore.


-- NNT 2015-06-30

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PM to attend Mekong - Japan Summit in Tokyo on Thursday

BANGKOK, 30 June 2015 (NNT) - Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha will travel to Tokyo on Thursday to attend the seventh Mekong – Japan Summit to enhance bilateral cooperation in various areas.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836865-pm-to-attend-mekong-japan-summit-in-tokyo-on-thursday/

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Three masked student activists briefly detained in Chiang Mai for holding protest

CHIANG MAI: -- Three students in connection with the brief demonstration in front of the US Consulate in Chiang Mai yesterday were briefly detained by police and soldiers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836866-three-masked-student-activists-briefly-detained-in-chiang-mai-for-holding-protest/

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SAT unveils 5-point strategy to advance Thai sports

BANGKOK, 30 June 2015 (NNT) - The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has endorsed a five-point strategy to promote sports in Thailand.

SAT Governor Sakol Wannapong has recently made an official announcement over its plan to develop the sport industry in Thailand.

The plan can be divided into five parts. Some smaller plans will be executed in one year, three years and every year. Others are special and urgent plans.

Knowledge of sport science will be used in promoting sports on a provincial level. In addition, a sport center will be built in 17 provinces across the nation.

The SAT executive members and staff will later be briefed about the strategy before it can be implemented.


-- NNT 2015-06-30

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TOKYO (AP) - Japanese government says passenger on bullet train sets self on fire; 2 unconscious.

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Only forestry reforms will end conflicts, forum told
Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation

Law must be amended to allow private sector, the landless to manage forests

BANGKOK: -- LANDLESS people and the private sector should be allowed to manage forestlands and the laws should be amended to end the conflicts between state agencies and the landless, a forum on forest and land management was told yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836869-only-forestry-reforms-will-end-conflicts-thai-forum-told/

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2 feared dead in Japan bullet train suicide fire – official
'We have been informed that there was a passenger in a car on the train who covered him or herself with oil and set it on fire'

TOKYO, Japan (UPDATED) – Two people were feared dead Tuesday, June 29 after an apparent suicide attempt on board a moving shinkansen bullet train in Japan, a spokesman for the operator told AFP.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836872-2-feared-dead-in-japan-bullet-train-suicide-fire-official/

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Filipino drug convict in Malaysia spared from death penalty

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say Malaysia's pardons board has commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence on a Filipino woman convicted of smuggling 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of cocaine at Kuala Lumpur's airport.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836874-filipino-drug-convict-in-malaysia-spared-from-death-penalty/

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Foreign ministry to voice disappointment over TIP Report

BANGKOK: -- The Thai Foreign Ministry will send a complaint note to the US Embassy in Bangkok voicing its disappointment over the U.S. ignorance of the present Thai government’s concerted efforts to combat the human trafficking problem for its recent Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report which still places Thailand at the bottom of the ranking in human trafficking.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836767-thai-mfa-to-send-to-the-us-a-complaint-letter-against-2014-tip-report/#entry9568565

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EU slams 'disturbing' Thai student sedition charges
AFP

BANGKOK: -- The European Union hit out at Thailand's junta Tuesday for pursuing sedition charges against a group of anti-coup student activists, describing their arrest and prosecution in a military court as a "disturbing development".

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836858-eu-condemns-arrest-of-14-students-in-thailand/#entry9568617

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OHCHR urges Thailand to release 14 students
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The United Nations Human Rights Office for South East Asia (OHCHR) Tuesday urged the Thai government to immediately drop criminal charges against students who have been arrested in Bangkok for peacefully demonstrating in public and release them from custody.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836858-eu-condemns-arrest-of-14-students-in-thailand/#entry9568761

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SET down 6.28 to 1,504.91 / Bangkok Post

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100 Year old wreckage found buried in the sand on a Koh Samui Beach

KOH SAMUI: -- The online community has been buzzing recently with the discovery ancient wreckage buried on Ban Thai beach. Some guess that it’s a World War II warship; some say it’s a ship’s mast, and some think it’s a chimney of a ship’s boiler. However, everyone agrees on one thing, and that is they want the authorities to find out what the wreckage really is.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836908-100-year-old-wreckage-found-buried-in-the-sand-on-a-koh-samui-beach/

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Police Close Down 'Oral Sex Club' in Pattaya for Ten Days
By Khaosod English


Police question the staff at 808 Disco Club in Pattaya on 29 June 2015.

CHONBURI — Police have ordered a nightclub in the resort town of Pattaya to close down for ten days after a photo of a woman appearing to perform oral sex in the venue circulated on social media.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836910-police-close-down-oral-sex-club-in-pattaya-for-ten-days/

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280 university lecturers sign statement to demand release of students
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Some 280 university lecturers nationwide have signed a statement to call on the government to immediately release 14 student activists arrested for rallying to demand democracy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836915-280-university-lecturers-sign-statement-to-demand-release-of-thai-students/

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Former Rama IX Café proprietor gunned down



BANGKOK: -- Metropolitan police are trying to figure out the motives for the murder of former night entertainment tycoon Somyos Suthangkoon.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836853-former-phraram-9-cafe-owner-assassinated-in-bangkok/#entry9568972

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Garbage-fired power plant project for Cabinet’s consideration



CHIANG MAI: -- Chiang Mai provincial administration is to propose to the cabinet at its meeting in Chiang Mai today an integrated garbage disposal project which includes a power plant fuelled by garbage and a garbage collection terminal.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836916-chiang-mai-garbage-fired-power-plant-project-for-cabinets-consideration/

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Skills shortages threaten Phuket's tourism industry
Chris Husted


Hundreds of students at Satree Phuket School in Phuket Town were encouraged to explore the world of hospitality at the Careers @ Hilton Live event earlier last month.

PHUKET: -- Thailand’s hospitality industry is about to suffer a huge skills shortage that could leave businesses reeling if corrective measures weren’t taken soon, leading experts in human resources development have warned. That skills shortage will also hit hotels and resorts in Phuket.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836917-skills-shortages-threaten-phukets-tourism-industry/

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Business operators oppose minimum wage increase now



BANGKOK: -- The Board of Trade and the Thai Chamber of Commerce disagree with increasing minimum wage claiming that it is not the right time yet as the economy is not fully recovering.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836919-business-operators-oppose-thai-minimum-wage-increase-now/

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Indonesian military transport plane crashes in Medan; 5 dead

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian air force Hercules C-130 plane with 12 crew aboard crashed Tuesday into a residential neighborhood in the country's third-largest city Medan. A hospital official said at least five people were killed.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/836920-indonesian-military-transport-plane-crashes-in-medan;-5-dead/

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Motorists urged to slow down as over 27,000 accidents happened last year
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration City Clerk Sanya Chinimitr Tuesday urged Bangkok motorists to drive slower after 27,460 road accidents happened in the capital last year and most accidents occurred because the motorists drove too fast.

The accidents saw 262 people killed and 61,140 others injured.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Motorists-urged-to-slow-down-as-over-27000-acciden-30263429.html


-- The Nation 2015-06-30