Thailand Live Sunday 16 Aug 2015

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Family wants CSD to handle Chuwong’s unusual death

BANGKOK: -- Wife and sister of construction billionaire Chuwong Sae Tang died in an unusual van crash on June 26 today sought justice from the Royal Thai Police with request that the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police take over investigation of the death from metropolitan police.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa....-unusual-death/

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HM gives nod for life-size statue in Hua Hin reservoir
THE SUNDAY NATION

HUA HIN: -- A PLAN to build a life-size statue of His Majesty the King, to be installed at Khao Tao Reservoir in Prachuap Khiri Khan's Hua Hin district, has got the nod from the monarch, according to the provincial governor.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848719-hm-gives-nod-for-life-size-statue-in-hua-hin-reservoir/

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Pheu Thai comes down on charter
THE SUNDAY NATION

BANGKOK: -- THE Pheu Thai Party has strongly criticised the draft constitution, saying it contains provisions that would bode ill for the future of democracy and the economy.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848627-pheu-thai-strongly-opposes-draft-charter/page-2?p=9739405#entry9739405

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Tourists crossing the border to see 'Bike for Mom'
THE SUNDAY NATION

BANGKOK: -- HUNDREDS OF people from neighbouring countries have crossed into Thailand to take part in the "Bike for Mom" rides, being held across the country today.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848720-tourists-crossing-the-border-to-see-bike-for-mom/

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SPECIAL REPORT
14 students dead this year as police, courts push to eliminate street shootings
THE SUNDAY NATION

BANGKOK: -- SHOOTOUTS among gun-totting vocational college students, which have led to many young lives being taken prematurely, have shed light on the availability of firearms in Bangkok.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848722-14-students-dead-this-year-as-police-courts-push-to-eliminate-street-shootings/

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Two ways to revoke Thaksin's royal decorations: Wissanu
THE SUNDAY NATION

BANGKOK: -- THERE are two ways to revoke royal decorations given to fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, and one way is through royal approval as recommended by Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu KreaNgam said yesterday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848723-two-ways-to-revoke-thaksins-royal-decorations-wissanu/

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Notorious occult conman accused of new sex scandal
THE SUNDAY NATION

LOP BURI: -- POLICE yesterday searched the Ban Poklon monastery in Lop Buri's Ban Mi district where they had arrested occultist conman Harn Raksajit - better known as Nain Ae who was infamously involved in grilling carcasses of stillborn babies - on Friday evening for defrauding and sexually abusing a Thai woman who paid him Bt50,000 to conduct a ritual to regain her estranged foreign husband.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848724-notorious-occult-conman-accused-of-new-sex-scandal/

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Amnesty vows global campaign to protect sex workers' rights
THE SUNDAY NATION

DUBLIN: -- AMNESTY International has vowed to undertake moves to protect the human rights of sex workers worldwide following a resolution made at the group's global gathering in Dublin.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848725-amnesty-vows-global-campaign-to-protect-sex-workers-rights/

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UFUN member arrested in Buri Ram
The Sunday Nation

BURIRAM: -- A cellphone shop owner in Buri Ram's Lahan Sai district has been arrested for alleged involvement in the UFUN Thailand scandal.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848726-ufun-member-arrested-in-buri-ram/

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Chuwong's sister, widow want CSD to lead probe
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- The elder sister and widow of the late construction billionaire Chuwong Saetang submitted a letter yesterday asking the national police chief to transfer the investigation into Chuwong's death from Udomsuk police in Bangkok to the Crime Suppression Division.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848669-family-wants-csd-to-handle-chuwongs-unusual-death/#entry9739457

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EDITORIAL
Police need to overhaul traditional way of operating
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Preventing political interference in the force is just part of the solution required to restore public faith

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848727-police-need-to-overhaul-traditional-way-of-operating/

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BMA Top Talent expected to raise youth development in all aspects

BANGKOK, 15 August 2015 (NNT) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)’s Top Talent contest is expected to help encourage youth development in all areas and teach youth to use their free time favourably, the BMA Deputy Permanent-Secretary says.

The BMA Deputy Permanent-Secretary Attaporn Suwattanadeja has presided over the opening ceremony of the BMA Top Talent 2015 contest at the Bangkok Palace Hotel, Bangkok.

He has said that this project provides a good opportunity for students to improve their skills and express their abilities. The project teaches youth to have patience in their training, which conforms to the BMA’s objective to support the youth to use their free time favourably to improve their skills, creativity, EQ, and IQ.

The BMA Top Talent 2015 contest comprises IQ contests in various subjects such as Mathematics, English, Sciences, Computer Technology, and Reading . The EQ contests includes competitions on Art and Design, Debate, Thai Music, along with individual and group skill demonstrations.

About 1,800 students in Bangkok have applied to participate in this contest, while the awarding ceremony will take place on 23 August 2015 at Chamchuri Square in Bangkok, from 1pm onwards.

-- NNT 2015-08-16

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Front-runners Clinton, Trump descend on Iowa State Fair
KEN THOMAS, Associated Press
CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As Hillary Rodham Clinton walked among the booths selling funnel cakes and corn dogs at the Iowa State Fair, trailed by a massive pack of media and onlookers, Donald Trump's helicopter circled the fairgrounds in the air above.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848728-front-runners-clinton-trump-descend-on-iowa-state-fair/

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RT@DPRK_News: Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un named Best Dressed Man in Democratic People's Republic of Korea for third consecutive year http://t.co/bL13fEnZCk

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Italy: At least 40 migrants dead at sea, 320 others rescued
FRANCES D'EMILIO, Associated Press
MIKE CORDER, Associated Press

ROME (AP) — At least 40 migrants died Saturday in the hold of an overcrowded smuggling boat in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya, apparently killed by fuel fumes, and some 320 others aboard were saved by the Italian navy, the rescue ship's commander said.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848729-italy-at-least-40-migrants-dead-at-sea-320-others-rescued/

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Palestinian killed after stabbing Israeli police officer
IAN DEITCH, Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military and police shot two Palestinians, one fatally, after separate stabbing attacks on security forces in the West Bank on Saturday, authorities said.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848730-palestinian-killed-after-stabbing-israeli-police-officer/

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Iranian hard-liner says Supreme Leader opposes nuclear deal
ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is opposed to a landmark nuclear deal reached with world powers, a prominent hard-liner claimed Saturday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848731-iranian-hard-liner-says-supreme-leader-opposes-nuclear-deal/

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Trump to take break from campaign trail for jury duty in NYC
KATHLEEN RONAYNE, Associated Press

HAMPTON, New Hampshire (AP) — Donald Trump's status as the Republican presidential front-runner can't keep him from jury duty.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848736-trump-to-take-break-from-campaign-trail-for-jury-duty-in-nyc/

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Drowned Russian at Surin Beach the third 'Red Flag' drowning victim in three days

PHUKET: A 24-year-old Russian national is in a semi-conscious state and being watched over closely by doctors at Thalang Hospital after he was rescued and revived off of Surin Beach yesterday evening.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848737-drowned-russian-at-surin-beach-the-third-red-flag-drowning-victim-in-three-days/

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RT@RichardBarrow: Some cyclists wearing blue already at Royal Plaza in #Bangkok for this afternoon’s #BikeForMom (Pic @Pingz_TRnews) http://t.co/vm15ck52Ng

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Deputy Interior Minister inspects Tsunami warning center in Phang Nga

PHANG NGA, 16 Aug 2015 (NNT) - Deputy Interior Minister Suthee Makboon yesterday inspected the Tsunami Warning Center in Phang Nga Province, and instructed officials to be prepared for possible occurrence of natural disasters in the southern province.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848744-deputy-interior-minister-inspects-tsunami-warning-center-in-phang-nga/

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Drowned Swiss man at Nai Harn Beach fourth Phuket drowning victim in four days
Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: A Swiss national this morning became the fourth drowning victim to succumb to Phuket's deadly surf in four days.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848746-drowned-swiss-man-at-nai-harn-beach-fourth-phuket-drowning-victim-in-four-days/

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RT@RichardBarrow: List of free & discounted transport services for today’s #BikeForMom event in #Bangkok http://t.co/7Zgw58oy1m

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Private sector joins the government's plastic-bag-free campaign

BANGKOK, 16 August 2015 (NNT) – The private sector has responded to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment's policy to reduce the use of plastic bags, by launching a plastic-bag-free campaign yesterday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848496-pm-asks-thais-to-stop-using-plastic-bags-every-15th-day-of-the-month/page-5?p=9739958#entry9739958

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RT@EconAsia: The rupiah and ringgit plumb depths unseen since the Asian financial crisis http://t.co/Di8QWgbWpY http://t.co/U1OO7t5LSK

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Thalang vehicle vandal suspect rounded up, roughed up by residents
Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: Thalang Police early this morning were alerted by residents of the government subsidized housing flat (Ueua Uthon) at Ban Phon in Sisunthon that someone had vandalised more than 50 vehicles.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848753-thalang-vehicle-vandal-suspect-rounded-up-roughed-up-by-residents/

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Report: Documents reveal details behind AT&T-NSA partnership

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under a decades-old program with the government, telecom giant AT&T in 2003 led the way on a new collection capability that the National Security Agency said amounted to a "'live' presence on the global net" and would forward 400 billion Internet metadata records in one of its first months of operation, The New York Times reported.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848757-report-documents-reveal-details-behind-at-t-nsa-partnership/

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RT@thaicam: This bike thing seems to have scared off anyone going out. Phetburi Rd near Panthip is like 6am on Songkran....devoid of traffic

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Bike For Mom sparks vibrant atmosphere countrywide

CHIANG MAI, 16 August 2015 (NNT) – Participants in Bike For Mom across the country gathered at downtown areas as a gesture of readiness for the eagerly-awaited activity.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848720-tourists-crossing-the-border-to-see-bike-for-mom/?p=9740285#entry9740285

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NBTC upgrades mobile phone signal along Bike For Mom route

BANGKOK, 16 August 2015 (NNT) - Takorn Tantasith, Secretary-General of the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has upgraded the strength of mobile signal along the "Bike For Mom" route, responding to an anticipated higher public demand during the campaign.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/848720-tourists-crossing-the-border-to-see-bike-for-mom/?p=9740305#entry9740305