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Severe crackdown in China on church crosses draws backlash

DIDI TANG, Associated Press

LOWER DAFEI VILLAGE, China (AP) About a dozen Catholics wept and sang hymns outside their church as a man climbed to the top of the building and sliced off its steel cross with a cutting torch. It toppled with a thud.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/846031-severe-crackdown-in-china-on-church-crosses-draws-backlash/

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Two consortiums bid for Krabi's power plant project

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BANGKOK: -- Two consortiums have submitted their sealed bids for the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Krabi province on the first day of the bids submission held at the head office of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand in Nonthaburi Wednesday morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/846045-two-consortiums-bid-for-krabis-power-plant-project/

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Phuket taxi driver arrested, drug buddy teddy bear seized
Eakkapop Thongtub

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Taxi driver Sakchai Niyomdacha was arrested and his drug buddy teddy was seized as evidence. photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- Officials staging a drug raid in the central Phuket area of Tambon Thepkrasattri yesterday (August 4) arrested a taxi driver and his drug buddy teddy bear, stuffed with 171 meth pills.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/846050-phuket-taxi-driver-arrested-drug-buddy-teddy-bear-seized/

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US Missionary Arrested for Smuggling North Koreans into Thailand
By Khaosod English

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Korean-American Lee Isaac Byundo sits on the right at a police news conference Tuesday in Nong Khai province.

NONG KHAI — A Christian missionary from the United States was arrested Monday for smuggling seven North Koreans into Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/846051-us-missionary-arrested-for-smuggling-north-koreans-into-thailand/

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Half of blacks say police have treated them unfairly
JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of blacks in the United States — more than 3 out of 5 — say they or a family member have personal experience with being treated unfairly by the police, and their race is the reason why.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/846062-us-majority-of-blacks-say-police-have-treated-them-unfairly/

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Flood recedes in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai

CHIANG RAI, 5 August 2015 (NNT) – Floods in Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai province and Myanmar's Tachileik province have receded, but Mae Sai municipality remains on high alert.


Businesses on both sides of the Thailand-Myanmar border carried out clean-up operations in marketplaces today, after a flash flood muddied more than 200 outlets yesterday. Affected businesses were forced to close their shops temporarily. Trade activities are expected to resume in the afternoon.

Despite floodwaters receding, the Mae Sai district municipality has yet to remove flood walls, warning the locals to stay vigilant. Continued rainfall and high water levels in the Sai River have prompted fears of more flash floods.

In the northeastern province of Nong Khai, water levels in the Mekong River have risen by 84 cm, an annual high of nine meters. Consistent rainfall is likely to raise water levels further.

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Egypt to unveil Suez Canal extension in hope of a new era
By BRIAN ROHAN

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is to unveil a major extension of the Suez Canal on Thursday, a mega-project that has emerged as a cornerstone of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's efforts to restore national pride and revive the economy after years of unrest.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/846067-egypt-to-unveil-suez-canal-extension-in-hope-of-a-new-era/

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Phuket spa staffer found dead after leap from pier
Darawan Naknakhon

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A crowd gathers on the beach as the body of Sriwan Saraphu, a 49-year-old staffer at a Phuket spa, is brought ashore. Photo: Rawai Municipality

PHUKET: -- Police have yet to discover why Sriwan Saraphu, a 49-year-old staffer at a Phuket spa, jumped off Rawai Pier into storm seas with waves surging up to two metres tall this morning (August 5). Her body was found two hours later.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/846090-phuket-spa-staffer-found-dead-after-leap-from-pier/

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Over 1,600 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease in Bangkok this year
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A total of 1,666 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease have been reported in Bangkok from January 1 to June 30 this year, a senior Bangkok Metropolitan Administration official said Wednesday.

Doctor Wongwat Siewlak, director of the Disease Control Division of BMA's Health Department, said 82.83 per cent of the patients were children under four years old.

He said Bangkok was ranked 26th of provinces with the disease. So far, no patient has died of the disease in Bangkok this year, Wongwat added.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Over-1600-cases-of-hand-foot-mouth-disease-in-Bang-30265961.html

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Hotel Sues Singer Over Alleged Ghost Sightings
By Khaosod English

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The website for the LJ the Emerald Hotel in Amnat Charoen province shows what it describes as "five-star" accomodations. Photo: LJ the Emerald Hotel

BANGKOK — The owner of a hotel in northeastern Thailand filed a libel complaint today against a celebrity singer for claiming the hotel is haunted.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/846102-hotel-in-thailand-sues-singer-over-alleged-ghost-sightings/

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Policy rate maintained at 1.5%
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee today agreed to maintain the policy rate at 1.5 per cent.

The committee were of the view that

monetary policy stance should continue to be adequately accommodative, the central bank said in a statement.

"(MPC) will stand ready to utilise an appropriate mix of available policy tools in order to support the economic recovery, while maintaining long-term economic and financial stability."

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Policy-rate-maintained-at-1-5-30265964.html

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MONETARY POLICY
Policy rate maintained as expected

The Nation

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Mathee Supapongse, secretary of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)

BANGKOK: -- The Bank of Thailand today maintained the policy rate at 1.5 per cent as expected, citing that the current rate is accommodative to economic recovery and has sufficiently weakened the dollar/baht exchange rate.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/846117-policy-rate-maintained-as-expected/

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Founder of Nongnuch Park Pattaya dies

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PATTAYA: -- Nongnuch Tansajja, the founder and owner of Nongnuch Park Pattaya died of old age at Samitivej hospital in Bangkok yesterday. She was 91 years old.

Her family will be holding a bathing rite for her at Wat That Thong at 5 pm today.

She was married to Pisit Tansajja, a movie entertainment tycoon in the sixties and seventies who built Siam Square shopping centre.

The couple later bought 1,500 rai of land in Sattahip to make a fruit orchard. They later turned the orchard to recreational park which now become a famous tourist attraction in Pattaya.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/founder-of-nongnuch-park-pattaya-dies

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PM pleased with increasing water volume in dams

NAKHON NAYOK, 5 August 2015 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed satisfaction with the rising water levels in major dams following his visit to Nakhon Nayok province.


As part of his official visit to Nakhon Nayok, Prime Minister Prayut led relevant officials in an aerial survey of waterways and reservoirs within the province and its vicinity. He first observed the level of water at Khun Dan Prakan Chon Dam in Mueang district of Nakhon Nayok before proceeding to Pa Sak Jolasid Dam located on the border of Lop Buri and Saraburi provinces as well as the Ayutthaya-Pathum Thani section of the Chao Phraya River.

The premier revealed that his stopover in Lop Buri and Saraburi was unplanned and was made spontaneously out of his concerns over the well-being of drought-affected residents. He said he needed to witness the water situation as it truly was, adding that he was most worried about the people in the Pa Sak and Chao Phraya River Basins.

However, Prime Minister Prayut said he was glad and relieved to hear from the provincial governors that the amount of water flowing into the dams has increased significantly due to continuous downpours. He, nonetheless, insisted that more water will need to be supplied constantly to the Central Plains to help the farmers.

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Mae Sai city begins clean up after flood water recedes

CHIANG RAI, 5 August 2015 (NNT) – People living in Mae Sai District are now beginning to clean the city, after flooding in the area has receded.


Business operators in Mae Sai District are now beginning to clean their stores, after flood water in the area has receded. Mud and dirt will have to be taken care of before businesses can resume on both the Thai and Myanmar sides.

The Governor of Chiang Rai Pongsak Wangsamer has assigned the district and local administration to continue to monitor the situation for flash floods in Mae Sai and 18 other districts, such as Mae Fah Luang, Mae Chan, Mae Suai, Wiang Pa Pao, and Chiang Khong.

The public residing along the river areas have been urged to relocate their belongings at high places as a precautionary measure for the time being, as the continuous rains are expected during this time.

The water level in Mae Sai River has already receded down to 2 meters, which is fairly below the critical level of 5 meters.

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4G service providers must offer cheaper service charges than 3G charges

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BANGKOK: -- Bidders of 4G spectrum will be required to offer service charges lower than those charged by 3G spectrum operators and to offer special packages for low income-earners and the disabled, said Mr Thakorn Tanthasathit, secretary-general of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/846173-4g-service-providers-must-offer-cheaper-service-charges-than-3g-charges/

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