Thailand Live Thursday 27 Aug 2015

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Trump dumps insults on questioners, insists on control
By LAURIE KELLMAN and JILL COLVIN

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is used to controlling his world like the boss that he is. But as president, he'd answer to the American people. And so far in the rollicking 2016 presidential contest, he's showing little willingness to dial down his famous because-I-said-so style.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851435-trump-dumps-insults-on-questioners-insists-on-control/

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Merkel vows 'no tolerance' of anti-refugee violence
English.news.cn

BERLIN, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited on Wednesday a violence-hit refugee home, vowing that Germany would have no tolerance for xenophobic attacks on asylum-seekers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851436-merkel-vows-no-tolerance-of-anti-refugee-violence/

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51 bodies found in hull of migrant ship off Libya
NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press

ROME (AP) — A Swedish rescue crew cut up the deck of a migrant boat north of Libya Wednesday to make a grisly discovery in the hull: The corpses of 51 migrants who died making the dangerous Mediterranean crossing in hopes of reaching Europe.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851437-51-bodies-found-in-hull-of-migrant-ship-off-libya/

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Greece's Tsipras rules out most potential coalition partners

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's prime minister on Wednesday raised the political stakes ahead of next month's early national election, saying he will not enter a coalition with the main center-right and centrist opposition parties even if he needs their backing to govern.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851456-greeces-tsipras-rules-out-most-potential-coalition-partners/

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Smogs from Indonesia fires cover parts of South

SONGKHLA, 27 August 2015, (NNT) - Smogs from fires on Sumatra Islands in Indonesia have begun to cover parts of Thailand's southern region, particularly Songkhla Province. However, the hazes do not have any impact on public health at this moment.

Hazes intensified by fires in Indonesia can now be seen clearly in the skies above Songkhla. According to the province's environmental office, the smogs covering Songkhla and other southern provinces are being carried by the medium-strength south westerly winds toward the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.

The air quality or Particulate Matter (PM10) measured yesterday in Songkhla, Phuket, Yala, Narathiwat and Satun was reportedly between 21-49 micrograms per cubic meter. The figure is considered normal and the current air quality does not pose any threat to public health, said officials.


-- NNT 2015-08-27

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Fishermen report large catches off Krabi after local gulf reopens to commercial fishing

KRABI, 27 August 2015 (NNT) Fishermen in Krabi were able to catch about 10 tons of fishes thanks to the officials' program to partially seal off the provincial sea, which has allowed the local maritime environmental resources to recover.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851457-fishermen-report-large-catches-off-krabi-after-local-gulf-reopens-to-commercial-fishing/

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SET up 19.88 points at opening /Bangkok Post

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Fatal Songthaew accident in Nathon Koh Samui



KOH SAMUI: -- Yesterday, 26th August at around 3pm a Songthaew overturned killing the driver and seriously injuring many of the fatal accident in Nathon, both locals and tourists.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851335-songthaew-rolled-over-in-bang-por/?p=9782169#entry9782169

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Hunt for billion-baht Ufun scam suspects continues in Phuket
Tanyaluk Sakoot


Ufun suspects Damrongsak Pitisuk, 38, and his wife Pornthicha, 37, were pictured at an Ufun gala event. Photo: Darawan Naknakhon

PHUKET: -- Police are hunting at least four more suspects in Phuket for their parts in the Ufun investment scheme that has allegedly defrauded more than 120,000 Thais out of an estimated B38 billion.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851460-hunt-for-billion-baht-ufun-scam-suspects-continues-in-phuket/

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Wal-Mart to stop selling AR-15s and similar weapons
By CLAUDIA LAUER

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Wal-Mart will stop selling the AR-15 rifle and other semi-automatic weapons at its stores because fewer people are buying them, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851466-us-wal-mart-stores-inc-to-stop-selling-ar-15s-and-similar-weapons/

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50-year-old Phuket woman arrested for kratom possession

The Phuket News

50-year-old Ternjit Srinak told police she had recently purchased 5 kilos of kratom leaves for B1,500 a kilo.

PHUKET: -- A 50-year-old woman was arrested at her rented room in Moo 7 in Kathu yesterday (August 26) when she was found to be in possession of 4.5 kilos of kratom leaves.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851468-50-year-old-phuket-woman-arrested-for-kratom-possession/

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BANGKOK BLAST
Youngest victim wounded by Bangkok bomb flies home to Hong Kong

HONG KONG - A nine-year-old girl left seriously injured by a bomb which killed 20 people at a Bangkok shrine -- the youngest person wounded by the blast -- returned to Hong Kong Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851470-youngest-victim-wounded-by-bangkok-bomb-flies-home-to-hong-kong/

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PRD promotes positive image of Thailand through a mobile exhibition

BANGKOK, 27 August 2015 (NNT)-The Public Relations Department (PRD) of the Prime Minister’s Office is holding a mobile exhibition by the title of ‘Royal Wisdom and Thai Culture’, to publicize His Majesty the King’s sufficiency economy philosophy to the global community.

According to PRD Deputy Director-General Prawin Pattanapong, the exhibition is a collaborative effort between the PRD and Asian Institute of Technology.

The exhibition displays His Majesty the King’s sufficiency economy concept in English language. It underlines the benefits of practicing the philosophy which could bring happiness to one’s life at the time of rapid social and economic changes.

The 'Royal Wisdom and Thai Culture' exhibition is also aimed at promoting a positive image of Thailand to the world. The mobile exhibition will also be displayed in four other provinces, namely Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Ubon Ratchathani and Surat Thani.


-- NNT 2015-08-27

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Thai Smile plane hits gangway in Chiang Mai airport



CHIANG MAI: -- A Thai Smile Airways plane was slightly damaged when one of its wings hit the Gate 5 gangway at Chiang Mai international airport this morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851479-thai-smile-plane-hits-gangway-in-chiang-mai-airport/

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Yingluck petitions Supreme Court



BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra today submitted a petition to the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Offices stating that additional documents filed to the court to support charges upon her in the alleged rice-pledging scheme corruption scandal was unfair.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851480-yingluck-petitions-supreme-court/

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Man jumps from flyover, killed by passing vehicle in Samut Prakan
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A man jumped from a stairway of a pedestrian flyover on the Kanchanapisek expressway in Samut Prakan's Mueang district Thursday morning and was killed by a vehicle that fled the scene, police said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851481-man-jumps-from-flyover-killed-by-passing-vehicle-in-samut-prakan/

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In Run-Up to Charter Vote, Govt Forbids Campaigning
By Khaosod English


Campaign posters in Bangkok before general elections in 2011. Photo: Michael Coghlan

BANGKOK — Thais will not be allowed to independently campaign either for or against their new constitution before it goes before voters in a referendum as soon as January.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851482-in-run-up-to-thai-charter-vote-govt-forbids-campaigning/

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PM Prayut: Government determined to develop human resources

BANGKOK, 27 August 2015 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has confirmed that his government is determined to continue with the development of human resources to help Thailand progress.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851483-pm-prayut-government-determined-to-develop-human-resources/

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Viroj Nualkhair admitted to prison hospital with heart problem



BANGKOK: -- Former Krung Thai Bank president Viroj Nualkhair was rushed to a hospital at Bangkok special prison Wednesday night after he suffered sudden heart problem, said Mr Aryut Sinthoppan, the prison’s warden, on Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851489-viroj-nualkhair-admitted-to-prison-hospital-with-heart-problem/

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Govt urges all sides to support new economic team

BANGKOK, 27 August 2015 (NNT) - Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha is hoping that everyone will support the new economic team, saying he personally believes they will achieve their goals in a short period of time.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851493-govt-urges-all-sides-to-support-new-economic-team/

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Police Spokesman: Dissemination of false info is a crime



BANGKOK, 27 August 2015 (NNT) - Police Spokesman Pol Lt Gen Prawut Thavornsiri has warned people in Thailand that dissemination of false information causing public panic is a crime, and those who commit it will be prosecuted.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851495-thai-police-spokesman-dissemination-of-false-info-is-a-crime/

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Pheu Thai submits opposition to draft charter to NRC

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Former Pheu Thai MPs Thursday submitted the party's letter to the National Reform Council, expressing its opposition to the draft charter.

Full story:http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851497-pheu-thai-submits-opposition-to-draft-charter-to-nrc/

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Banyin says “No” to CSD probe



BANGKOK: -- Former deputy commerce minister Pol Lt Col Banyin Tangpakorn today petitioned the national police chief seeking his hands to forbid the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) to probe the death of his friend Chuwong Sae Tang, reasoning that he did not trust them handling the case.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851499-chuwong-case-banyin-says-no-to-csd-probe/

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BEIJING (AP) - China's main stock market index closes up 5.3 percent for biggest one-day gain in 8 weeks .

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Toyota to stop producing Prius hybrid saloons as of September 18



BANGKOK: -- Toyota Motors Thailand has decided to stop indefinitely the production of Prius hybrid saloons as of September 18 due to low sale and conflict with the government over import tariffs.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851504-toyota-thailand-to-stop-producing-prius-hybrid-saloons-as-of-september-18/

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FILM FESTIVAL
Bangkok Asean Film Festival kicks off today



BANGKOK: -- Nation Group chief executive Duangkamol Chotana poses for photo with with the actors of "Mard Payak" at the opening ceremony of the Bangkok Asean Film Festival at SF World Cinema at Central World.

Mard Payak - the opening film of the festival - is a documentary about boxing champion Samart Payak-arun and is part of "The Great Muay Thai Fighter" series produced by Krungthep Turakij and the Now26 Channel, with support from the Culture Ministry. The festival kicks off today (August 27) and showcases other 10 films represented each Asean countries. It runs through Sunday.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Bangkok-Asean-Film-Festival-kicks-off-today-30267582.html


-- The Nation 2015-08-27

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BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi officials say Islamic State suicide bomber kills 2 army generals west of Baghdad.

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Hounded Online and Off, Man Commits Suicide Over Bombing Claim
By Khaosod English



PATHUM THANI — A man committed suicide last night in his northern metro Bangkok home, days after an online claim was made that he was the bomber behind the Erawan Shrine attack.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851536-hounded-online-and-off-man-commits-suicide-over-bangkok-bombing-claim/

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Phuket residents asked to dispose of hazardous materials correctly
The Phuket News


Gov Nisit and Major Somjai at the hazardous waste disposal centre.

PHUKET: -- Phuket City Municipality on Monday (August 25) held an seminar entitled “City of Waste Minimisation” which was aimed at promoting waste recycling and the discarding of hazardous materials.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851538-phuket-residents-asked-to-dispose-of-hazardous-materials-correctly/

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Officials still not conclude responsible group behind Bangkok blast

BANGKOK, 27 August 2015 (NNT) – The authorities still have specified which particular group was behind the bombing incident at Ratchaprasong intersection, while the subsidy for victims will be adjusted by the MOTS, the NCPO Spokesman says.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851545-officials-still-not-conclude-responsible-group-behind-bangkok-blast/