Thailand Live Monday 13 Jul 2015

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Public urged to consume more eggs in the EGG E EGG EGG 2015 Event

BANGKOK, 13 July 2015, (NNT) - Residents have flocked to buy discounted eggs, in the campaign promoting egg consumption among the public, EGG E EGG EGG 2015, held at Central Plaza Rattanathibet on Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840000-thai-public-urged-to-consume-more-eggs-in-the-egg-e-egg-egg-2015-event/

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Fishing boat operators in Songkhla facing labor shortages

SONGKHLA, 13 July 2015, (NNT) - Fishing boat operators in Songkhla are facing labor shortages because illegal workers fled the province to avoid officials' inspection.

The Port in-Port out Control Center in Songkhla yesterday reported normal fishing activity in the province's waters. However, several fishing boat operators were facing difficulty, as many of its crew who are illegal migrant workers have returned home.

The government's hard-line policies designed to address the European Union Illegal, unreported and unregulated issue have scared away illegal foreign workers in Songkhla.

One of the operators said he had been facing labor shortage problem since the registration period for migrant labors ended at the end of June. He, as well as many other operators, could not replace the workers who had left the boat.

The affected fishing boat operators are currently asking the Ministry of Labor to consider opening another round of alien worker registration, in order to recruit more helps.


-- NNT 2015-07-13

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Commerce Min. to penetrate U.S. export market

BANGKOK, 13 July 2015, (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce has urged Thai exporters to take full advantage of the extension of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) privilege by the US for another 4 years and 5 months . The renewed program will expire at the end of 2017.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840007-commerce-min-to-penetrate-us-export-market/

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Nintendo President Satoru Iwata dies of tumor
By YURI KAGEYAMA

TOKYO (AP) — Satoru Iwata, who led Japanese video game company Nintendo Co. through years of growth with its Pokemon and Super Mario franchises, died July 11 of a bile duct tumor, the company said Monday. He was 55.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840011-nintendo-president-satoru-iwata-dies-of-tumor/

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Suspected Drug Dealer arrested by Pattaya Police



PATTAYA: -- On Saturday Morning Pattaya Police arrested a 37 year old man, suspected of distributing illegal drugs to customers in the Pattaya and Jomtien areas.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840015-suspected-drug-dealer-arrested-by-pattaya-police/

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Money Lending Gang Members arrested by Pattaya Police



PATTAYA: -- Three members of an illegal money lending gang were arrested by Pattaya Police on Saturday following an incident on Friday which saw a Toyota Minivan damaged, allegedly by the gang, who were looking to collect payments from the female owner of the vehicle.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840017-money-lending-gang-members-arrested-by-pattaya-police/

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“Tomboy” Late Opening Pub raided by Police in South Pattaya



PATTAYA: -- Just before daybreak on Saturday a selection of Police from various divisions in Pattaya, Chonburi and Bangkok, conducted a raid on a Pub, mostly staffed by “Tomboys”, which was suspected of being open and selling alcoholic beverages well after its permitted operating hours.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840018-tomboy-late-opening-pub-raided-by-police-in-south-pattaya/

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Police arrest illegal laborers at North Pattaya Construction Site



PATTAYA: -- Police arrested 135 illegal foreign laborers at a construction site in North Pattaya on Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840019-police-arrest-illegal-laborers-at-north-pattaya-construction-site/

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Indonesia to reinforce border areas amid South China Sea tension



JAKARTA: -- Indonesia plans to build more military posts in border areas to safeguard the archipelago's sovereignty and territorial integrity, especially in areas facing the South China Sea, The Jakarta Globe reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840020-indonesia-to-reinforce-border-areas-amid-south-china-sea-tension/

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SET down 0.26 points at opening /Bangkok Post

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Parts of Kuala Lumpur 'locked down' after mob violence

KUALA LUMPUR: -- Several areas in Malaysia's capital city of Kuala Lumpur were in lock-down following mob violence which saw at least four people, including three media personnel, injured just after midnight on Monday, New Straits Times reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840022-parts-of-kuala-lumpur-locked-down-after-mob-violence/

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Seoul: North Korea media confirms purging of defense chief

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has officially confirmed the purging of its defense chief two months after Seoul's spy service said he had been executed for disloyalty to leader Kim Jong Un.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840023-seoul-north-korea-media-confirms-purging-of-defense-chief/

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Thaivisa Best Shot Competition July 2015

Head over to the Photography forum and submit your best Thailand related pics for a chance to win one of three great prizes.

More details on prizes and how to enter can be found here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/837046-best-shot-competition-july-2015/

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Former Bangkok metropolitan police commissioner Kamronwit freed in Japan

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840025-former-bangkok-metropolitan-police-commissioner-kamronwit-freed-in-japan/

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State officials to face death penalty under new anti corruption law now coming in force



BANGKOK: -- The Secretariat of the cabinet yesterday released the new anti corruption law that carries death penalty for state officials found guilty of corruption.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839968-thai-officials-and-foreigners-could-face-severe-punishment-for-corruption/page-3#entry9614270

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10 N. Korean soldiers breach border, return after warning shots
Shin Hyon-hee
The Korea Herald

SEOUL: -- A group of 10 armed North Korean troops violated the inter-Korean border on Saturday apparently to inspect signposts around the area, and retreated after their Southern counterparts fired warning shots, the South Korean military said Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840026-10-north-korean-soldiers-breach-border-return-after-warning-shots/

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No pain, only gain for the West
Mike Bastin
China Daily

BEIJING: -- A few weeks ago, the official launch of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank took place in Beijing with 57 founding member states, including four members of the G8: the UK, France, Germany and Italy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840027-aiib-no-pain-only-gain-for-the-west/

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Family offers B170k reward over disappearance of US Iraq veteran off Phuket
The Phuket News


Joshua Devine was reported missing in the early hours of April 11. Photo courtesy of Mermaids Dive Center Facebook page

PHUKET: -- The family of Joshua Devine, who disappeared off a dive boat north of Phuket three months ago, is offering a reward of $5,000 (more than 170,000 baht) to anyone with information that could lead to his whereabouts.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840028-family-offers-bt170k-reward-over-disappearance-of-us-iraq-veteran-off-phuket/

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Inequality not the only factor in Thai unrest
Taro Nishijima
The Yomiuri Shimbun

TOKYO: -- Thailand today looks stable on the surface. There have been no major clashes between progovernment and antigovernment citizens recently, though there was a bombing incident and a demonstration by prodemocracy students voicing antigovernment slogans in central Bangkok.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840030-inequality-not-the-only-factor-in-thai-unrest/

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PM Prayut: Government will reclaim all encroached forests



BANGKOK, 13 July 2015 (NNT) - The Prime Minister has pledged that the government will continue to reclaim all woodlands while initiating an integrative campaign to rehabilitate all deteriorated upstream forests.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840034-pm-prayut-government-will-reclaim-all-encroached-forests/

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Pattani roadside bomb explosion wounds two rangers

PATTANI: -- Roadside bomb explosion wounded two army rangers while they were on a patrol to give protection to teachers in Yaring district of Pattani.

Yaring station police said the bomb attack happened about 8 am Monday while a unit of rangers was escorting a group of teachers going to schools on the Phumi-Muang Wan road in Yaring district.

The homemade bomb explosion injured the two rangers on the heads, but the escorted teachers were not hurt.

They were rushed to Pattani hospital.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pattani-roadside-bomb-explosion-wounds-two-rangers


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Min. of Public Health warns of dengue fever during rainy season

BANGKOK, 13 July 2015 (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health is warning the public to remain vigilant against dengue fever during the rainy season.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840059-thai-public-health-min-warns-of-dengue-fever-during-rainy-season/

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'Boncafe' faces fine for charging customer for 'business talk'
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- A Ratchada Road coffee shop accused of charging a customer thousands of baht for a "business talk fee" could face its own heavy fine.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840061-bangkok-coffee-shop-faces-fine-for-charging-customer-for-business-talk/

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Vocational students back government

BANGKOK: -- A group of vocational students today gathered in front of Government House to give morale support to the prime minister, his government and the military junta.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840064-vocational-students-back-government/

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SET up 1.51 to 1,486.41 at midday / Bangkok Post

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'Phuketwan' defamation trial begins Tuesday
By Coconuts Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- An online news site covering Phuket and the south of Thailand announced yesterday it will cease operations as its editor and a reporter go on trial Tuesday for defamation charges brought by the Royal Thai Navy.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839825-crusading-phuketwan-website-shuts-down-as-journalists-face-thai-court/page-4?p=9614874#entry9614874

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List of judges opposed to draft charter submitted
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Senior Supreme Court judge Sriamporn Salikup on Monday said he and Supreme Court judge Somchart Thanyawinitkul submitted the list of 2,079 judges and the second open letter opposing a key point in the draft charter to the Office of the Judiciary of Thailand for passing on the draft writers.

The judges are against a provision in the draft that would allow judges receiving disciplinary punishment by the Judicial Commission to appeal such decisions with the Administrative Court.

The list and open letter were submitted to Pattarasak Wannasang, secretary-general of the Office of Judiciary of Thailand, at 8.30 am Monday at the office of Courts of Justice.

The list and the letter were then handed to Payung Chusong, Superior Court judge at Pattaya Provincial Court to further propose to Constitution Drafting Committee Chairman Borwornsak Uwanno during the Committee’s meeting on structure and authority of Court of Justice.

The meeting is being held at Asia Pattaya hotel in Pattaya, Chonburi. The list and the letter are expected to be handed within noon, Sriamporn told The Nation.

-- The Nation 2015-07-13

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/List-of-judges-opposed-to-draft-charter-submitted-30264336.html

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No DNA retest from Brit tourist bodies at Thai murder trial: lawyer

Bangkok (AFP) - The defence team for two Myanmar nationals accused of murdering a pair of British backpackers in Thailand confirmed Sunday that they will not be able to retest crucial DNA samples taken from the victims' bodies.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/838898-koh-tao-trial-opens-for-2-accused-of-killing-british-tourists/page-63#entry9611723

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Japanese prosecutors dropping charges against Kamronwit

BANGKOK, 13 July 2015 (NNT)- Japanese prosecutors have decided not to indict Police Lieutenant General Kamronwit Thoopkrajang on chages of bringing a gun onto the plane, the Royal Thai Police has disclosed.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840025-former-bangkok-metropolitan-police-commissioner-kamronwit-freed-in-japan/#entry9614996

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Foreigners not warned about dengue, says Phuket Poll
The Phuket News


A Chalong Municipality worker fogs a house to cleanse the area around the home of mosquitoes that carry dengue. Photo: Chalong Municipality

PHUKET: -- A staggering 69 per cent of foreigners living in Phuket or visiting the island receive little to no warning about the dangers of dengue and how the disease is transmitted, according to the results of the latest online poll by The Phuket News.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/840078-foreigners-not-warned-about-dengue-says-phuket-poll/