Thailand Live Monday 10 Aug 2015

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Thailand-Myanmar visa-free travel effective midnight tonight

BANGKOK, 10 August 2015 (NNT) – The visa-free agreement to Thai tourists entering Myanmar is to come into effect at midnight tonight, the Thai DPM has said.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gen Tanasak Patimapragorn, the visa-free travel agreement for ordinary Thai passport holders visiting Myanmar on tourism purposes, will come into effect at midnight tonight, or 00:00am of 11 August 2015.

The visa exemption agreement will only be valid to individuals entering Myanmar by air, and only to those disembarking at one of the three international airports including Naypyidaw, Yangon, or Mandalay.

Regarding the issuance of multiple visas for travelers who wish to enter Thailand more than once, the Ministry of Interior has already announced the ministerial regulations on this matter earlier this morning, while the consideration on this topic must be made in parallel with the nation's security concerns, the Thai DPM has stated.

As for the flood relief aid to Myanmar, Myanmar has not made any additional requests for assistance, as the affected areas are currently not ready to receive any more aid items, though Thailand is prepared to provide immediate assistance as soon as it is requested from Myanmar, the Thai DPM concluded.


-- NNT 2015-08-10

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CDC to submit completed charter to NRC on August 22

BANGKOK, 10 July 2015 (NNT) - The Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) has affirmed that the CDC will be ready to submit the completed version of the new constitution to the National Reform Council (NRC) on August 22.

According to CDC Chairman and NRC member Borwonsak Uwanno, the NRC will then have 15 days after receiving the new charter to scrutinize its details and the vote whether to approve of the document will commence between September 5-7.

Mr Borwonsak revealed further that the new constitution consisted of 4 sections regarding reform, and 29 organic laws on reform are being drafted by a joint committee of the NRC and the CDC.


-- NNT 2015-08-10

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Ex-Pheu Thai MP Appeals Junta’s Travel Ban
By Khaosod English


Former Pheu Thai MP Wattana Muangsuk (right) and his lawyer (left) present a lawsuit seeking to overturn a travel ban imposed by the ruling junta to the Central Administrative Court in Bangkok on 23 July, 2015. The lawsuit was eventually dismissed, and today Wattana appealed the verdict. Photo: Matichon

BANGKOK — A top politician of the Pheu Thai Party today asked a court to overturn the junta’s ban on his overseas trips.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/847333-ex-pheu-thai-mp-appeals-govts-travel-ban/

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BERLIN (AP) - German federal prosecutor's office drops treason investigation against 2 journalists.

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China to buy 1m tonnes of Thai rice
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Commerce Minister Gen Chatchai Sarikalya announced today that China and Thailand recently reached the government-to-government deal for the transaction of 1 million tonnes of Thai rice.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/847336-china-to-buy-1m-tonnes-of-thai-rice/

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No Ban For 'No Escape,' Movie Depicting Coup Filmed In Thailand
By Khaosod English

BANGKOK — An upcoming Hollywood movie about a military coup in a fictional Southeast Asian nation – filmed in Thailand – has been approved by censors to open later this month.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/847337-no-ban-for-no-escape-movie-depicting-coup-filmed-in-thailand/

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