Thailand to boost average height with better school meals

Bangkok - Thailand is to launch a campaign to increase the average height of its citizens through better nutrition at school and health awareness for children, officials said Friday.

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Regulator to appeal court decision allowing PeaceTV back on air
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- THE National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission's Broadcasting Committee will appeal the Central Administrative Court's decision to issue a temporary injunction allowing Peace TV back on air.

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Chiang Rai hopeful with rehabilitated former drugs offenders

Chiang Rai, 17 July 2015 (NNT) – Chiang Rai province is hopeful on its narcotic offenders successfully completing the new voluntary rehabilitation program.

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DROUGHT
Defiant farmers rally
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Irrigation dept urges them to wait three days for decision on pumping water

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Swiss man met 'buyers of data on Malaysian PM in Thailand'
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- THAILAND WAS used as a meeting venue between a Swiss suspect held here for blackmail and the potential buyers of information intended to discredit Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, the Singapore-based Straits Times newspaper reported online.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841362-swiss-man-met-buyers-of-data-on-malaysian-pm-in-thailand/

IUU
Navy to work on eradicating illegal Thai fishing practices
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- Move in response to EU letter saying govt is not doing enought, as threat of ban hangs overhead

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841363-navy-to-work-on-eradicating-illegal-thai-fishing-practices/

NEW CHARTER
CDC puts aside some charter points for further deliberation
Khanittha Thepkajorn
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) yesterday put some provisions on hold for further deliberation, including the sensitive one on political party dissolution.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841364-cdc-puts-aside-some-charter-points-for-further-deliberation/

SOUTH CRISIS
Business leaders greet plan for special trade zone in deep South
ERICH PARPART
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- BUSINESS LEADERS yesterday welcomed the prime minister's idea of designating a special trade and industrial zone near military establishments in the restive southern border region.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841366-business-leaders-greet-plan-for-special-trade-zone-in-deep-south/

Probe into tycoon's death goes deeper
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Chuwong's family raise doubts over share transfer and 'forged signature'

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841367-probe-into-tycoons-death-goes-deeper/

Army honours two soldiers killed in South
The Nation

Government officials and soldiers attend funeral bathing rites for Sergeant Prasit Nakarareung in Yala province yesterday. Prasit was one of two troops shot and his body set alight on Thursday in Narathiwat

BANGKOK: -- MEDALS of honour were awarded posthumously to two soldiers killed in the violence-plagued deep South yesterday by Fourth Army chief General Prakarn Chonlayut.

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Charupong has failed to report his assets, could face court, anti-graft agency warns
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- FORMER Interior minister Charupong Ruangsuwan has failed to report his assets and liabilities after leaving office and could risk a political ban or other penalties, a senior official of the anti-graft agency said Friday.

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Govt urged to adhere to rights principles when assessing Uighurs
WIRAJ SRIPONG
THE NATION J

BANGKOK: -- The government has to adhere to human-rights principles and give Uighur migrants access to the justice system before they are repatriated, said the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) after a meeting with concerned agencies.

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Election agency head slams axing of 'red card' capacity
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- AN Election Commissioner has voiced displeasure over the draft charter taking away the EC's power to red card politicians for election fraud and giving it to the judiciary.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841370-election-agency-head-slams-axing-of-red-card-capacity/

Ministers unfazed by prospect of reshuffle
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- CABINET members have denied there has been manoeuvring behind the scenes ahead of amendments to the interim charter taking effect and potentially paving the way for a reshuffle that could result in previously banned former politicians securing MP seats.

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Don't believe |everything you see and read on social media
KORNCHANOK RAKSASERI
@Aim_NT

BANGKOK: -- IT'S never too late to warn social media users to question the content of material they see online - and whether it is true. Meanwhile, there is actually no sign of professional media outlets dying any time in the near future.

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EDITORIAL
On life support, and yet unable to die
The Nation

Pulling the plug on Greece would be as much a political move as an economic one

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PM appeals to all Thais to conserve water

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha appealed to all Thais to conserve water so that the country can go through the worst ever drought.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841375-pm-appeals-to-all-thais-to-conserve-water/

Park officials and villagers hold religious service for the dead elephants

BANGKOK: -- National park and district officials this morning joined local people to hold a religious service as a merit-making for three wild elephants of the same that were electrocuted by a caretaker of a meditation center at Huai Sat Yai in Kaeng Kracharn national park in Hua Hin district of Prachuap Khiri Khan province.

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Final court ruling: Mcot needs not have to pay Raisom company 55 million baht

BANGKOK: -- The Supreme Administrative Court on Friday reversed the ruling of the Administrative Court which ordered Mass Communications Organisation of Thailand (Mcot) to pay Raisom Company about 55 million baht in lost air time.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841377-final-court-ruling-mcot-needs-not-have-to-pay-raisom-company-55-million-baht/

PM calls for public support for infrastructure projects

BANGKOK, 17 July 2015 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted that all infrastructure projects require support from the people in order to be able to move forward.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841378-pm-calls-for-public-support-for-infrastructure-projects/

Pattaya Police Officer investigated over social media photo and comments

PATTAYA: -- A low ranking Pattaya Police Officer was investigated by the Pattaya Police Chief on Friday following a picture which was posted on Facebook and then on a popular Thai social website, which showed the officer driving a high powered motorbike without a helmet.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841379-pattaya-police-officer-investigated-over-social-media-photo-and-comments/

Thai Man beaten in road rage incident on Jomtien Second Road

PATTAYA: -- In the early hours of Friday Police and medics were called to a suspected case of road rage on Jomtien Second Road which left a Thai man in a semi-conscious condition.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841381-thai-man-beaten-in-road-rage-incident-on-jomtien-second-road/

The Latest: 'Chattanooga Strong!': Memorial honours victims
The Associated Press

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — The latest on the Chattanooga shootings at two military facilities (all times local):

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841384-the-latest-chattanooga-strong-memorial-honours-victims/

Woman found dead in Texas jail had spoken about depression
JAMIE STENGLE, Associated Press
JASON KEYSER, Associated Press

DALLAS (AP) — A black woman who authorities say hanged herself in a Texas jail had posted an online video earlier this year saying she was suffering from "a little bit of depression," though family and friends say the 28-year-old gave no indication she was distraught enough to contemplate suicide.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841385-woman-found-dead-in-texas-jail-had-spoken-about-depression/

Clashes at Islamist march in Egyptian capital kill 6
BRIAN ROHAN, Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — Clashes between Egyptian security forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters killed at least six people on Friday, after demonstrations in Cairo at the start of a major religious holiday weekend descended into violence.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841387-clashes-at-islamist-march-in-egyptian-capital-kill-6/

Iraq: Suicide car bomb kills at least 80 in eastern province
By QASSEM ABDUL-ZAHRA

BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide car bombing in Iraq's eastern Diyala province killed at least 80 people gathered at a marketplace to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841388-iraq-suicide-car-bomb-kills-at-least-80-in-eastern-province/

Bush, Walker, Trump criticise gun ban in recruiting offices
By MICHELLE RINDELS and CATHERINE LUCEY

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and Donald Trump called Friday for an end to a ban on service members carrying guns in military recruiting offices.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841390-bush-walker-trump-criticise-gun-ban-in-recruiting-offices/

Buckingham Palace defends footage of Queen giving Nazi salute as a child

Kevin Rawlinson

LONDON: -- Buckingham Palace has criticised the Sun newspaper for publishing footage of the Queen giving the Nazi salute as a child. The palace said that the paper had exploited footage that appeared to have come from the monarch’s personal archives.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841393-buckingham-palace-defends-footage-of-queen-giving-nazi-salute-as-a-child/

Citi and StanChart set to advise Myanmar on first credit rating

By Lawrence White

HONG KONG, July 17 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc and Standard Chartered Plc are set to advise Myanmar on its first credit rating, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter, paving the way for the country to issue its maiden international bond.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841389-citi-and-stanchart-set-to-advise-myanmar-on-first-credit-rating/

In Myanmar, Popular Brand-Name Garment Factories Aim To Defeat A 40-Cent Hourly Minimum Wage

By Cole Stangler

Factories in Myanmar that supply major Western clothing companies are fighting a government proposal to set the country’s first-ever minimum wage at roughly $3.25 a day.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841392-in-myanmar-popular-brand-name-garment-factories-aim-to-defeat-a-40-cent-hourly-minimum-wage/

Myanmar Villagers Stand United Against Coal Plant

After a 10 hour overnight drive from Yangon, we finally arrive in Andin Village. It is starting to rain, turning the red dirt roads into mud, but we can't miss the large "No Coal" sign in Burmese, English, and Mon.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/841391-myanmar-villagers-stand-united-against-coal-plant/