Thailand Live Tuesday 1 Sep 2015

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Barack Obama to test survivor skills on Bear Grylls show

WASHINGTON: -- US President Barack Obama will trek through the wilderness in Alaska this week with British TV adventurer Bear Grylls, the NBC channel has announced.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852583-obama-opens-alaska-trip-aiming-to-drive-climate-to-forefront/#entry9801168

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President to take wilderness trip with Bear Grylls

NEW YORK (AP) — Survival expert Bear Grylls has bagged his biggest celebrity yet for a walk in the wilderness — President Barack Obama.

Full storyhttp://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852583-obama-opens-alaska-trip-aiming-to-drive-climate-to-forefront/#entry9801174

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Guantanamo Bay: Obama considering closure options

WASHINGTON: -- The White House says President Barack Obama is considering "a wide array" of options for closing the controversial US military prison at Guantanamo Bay.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852585-guantanamo-bay-obama-considering-closure-options/

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New Rama IX Tap Water Plant now operational

PATHUM THANI, 1 September 2015, (NNT) - The new Rama IX Tap Water Plant in Pathum Thani Province, one of several projects royally initiated by His Majesty the King, officially began its operation yesterday, serving the people in the capital and nearby areas.

The opening ceremony of the new plant was presided over by Sumet Tantivejkul, Secretary-General of Chaipattana Foundation, and attended by Deputy Interior Minister Suthee Makboon.

According to Provincial Waterworks Authority Director Ratana Kitchawan, the Office of the Royal Development Projects Board, the Royal Irrigation Department and related units were responsible for the construction of the new tap water plant.

She said the plant would greatly benefit residents of Bangkok and its vicinity. The new Rama IX tap water plant has a maximum capacity of storing up to 10 million cubic meters of water.


-- NNT 2015-09-01

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Obama offended by attacks on Jews who back Iran deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said people who attack Jews who support the Iran nuclear deal are like African-Americans who differ with him on policy and then conclude he's "not black enough."

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852599-obama-offended-by-attacks-on-jews-who-back-iran-deal/

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Video appears to show Texas deputies shot man with hands up

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Video obtained by a San Antonio TV station appears to show a man with his hands up fatally shot by deputies, an encounter that authorities say happened after the armed man resisted arrest and nonlethal weapons failed to bring him under control.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852601-video-appears-to-show-texas-deputies-shot-man-with-hands-up/

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Grenade explodes during Ukraine clashes; 1 officer killed
By EFREM LUKATSKY and YURAS KARMANAU

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — As lawmakers took up a measure to give greater powers to separatists in eastern Ukraine, nationalist protesters clashed with police outside parliament on Monday, and the Interior Ministry said one officer was killed in a grenade blast and more than 100 were wounded.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852603-grenade-explodes-during-ukraine-clashes;-1-officer-killed/

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Detroit dad attacks child’s killer during sentencing hearing

DETROIT: -- WILD scenes have broken out in a US courtroom when a father lashed out at his daughter’s killer and punched him in the head.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852605-video-detroit-dad-attacks-childs-killer-during-sentencing-hearing/

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Phuketwan not guilty on all counts in Thai Navy defamation trial
The Phuket News


Alan Morison, 67, and Chutima Sidasathian, 34, speak to the media before entering the court earlier this year. Photo: The Phuket News / file

PHUKET: -- The Phuket Provnicial Court this morning (Sept 1) ruled Phuketwan journalists Alan Morison, 67, and Chutima Sidasathian, 34, not guilty of all charges filed against them for defamation and under the Computer Crime Act.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852607-phuketwan-not-guilty-on-all-counts-in-thai-navy-defamation-trial/

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SET index up 0.28 points at opening /Bangkok Post

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Chief investigator says bomb probe is progressing



BANGKOK: -- Deputy commissioner of the Royal Thai Police Pol Gen Jaktip Chaichinda said today that investigation into the two bombing incidents is progressing with now the police are questioning several people who were implicated.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852626-chief-investigator-says-bangkok-bomb-probe-is-progressing/

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Severe weather warnings issued for upper parts of Thailand

BANGKOK, 1 September 2015 (NNT) - Severe weather warnings have been issued for people living in the upper regions of the country, which are experiencing heavy rain.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852628-severe-weather-warnings-issued-for-upper-parts-of-thailand/

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Special Report:

Confidence in Thailands economic fundamentals

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged the people to be confident about Thailands potential, as the countrys economic fundamentals remain strong

BANGKOK: -- In his televised national address on the program "Return Happiness to the People, the Prime Minister cited the economic issue as a matter of concern for many people, because the Thai economy has been affected by several external factors.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852629-confidence-in-thailands-economic-fundamentals-special-report/

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Court Dismisses Charges Against Phuketwan Journalists
By Khaosod English


Alan Morison, left, and Chutimas Sidasathian outside a Phuket provincial court where they were acquitted of all charges against them this morning.

PHUKET — A provincial court in Phuket dismissed all charges against two journalists on trial for a news report about human trafficking in the south of Thailand.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852607-phuketwan-not-guilty-on-all-counts-in-thai-navy-defamation-trial/page-2#entry9802338

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Australian, Thai journalists acquitted of defaming Thai navy
PAPITCHAYA BOONNGOK, Associated Press

PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — An Australian journalist and his Thai colleague were acquitted Tuesday in a criminal defamation lawsuit filed by Thailand's navy over an online news report about the trafficking of refugees from Myanmar.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852607-phuketwan-not-guilty-on-all-counts-in-thai-navy-defamation-trial/page-2#entry9802358

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PM stresses his new curriculum idea does not mean reduced learning time



BANGKOK, 01 September 2015, (NNT) - Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has explained that his idea of reducing the duration of class periods in school, does not mean a shorter learning time, nor does it permit students to go home earlier, but rather it makes time to learn new skills and engage in creative activities

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852644-prayut-stresses-his-new-curriculum-idea-does-not-mean-reduced-learning-time/

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Indonesian wildfires cover Yala in smog

YALA, 1 September 2015 (NNT) - Many provinces in the South of Thailand are still covered by smog from Indonesia, particularly Yala where thick haze is frequently visible in the morning.

Yala residents have reportedly been seeing more cloudy skies this week. Thick clouds of smog believed to have come from Indonesian wildfires have blanketed southern Thailand for over a week.

Yala residents have not been affected by the haze yet, despite this daily phenomenon. People with respiratory conditions are wearing protective masks outside of their homes. Commuters have been warned to be mindful of poor road visibility.


-- NNT 2015-09-01

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Business operators discuss security boost for tourists



BANGKOK: -- Business operators held a meeting with the police today to discuss boosting security measures in the busy Ratchaprasong commercial district following the deadly bomb explosion which killed 20 people, and 120 others, mostly tourists.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852666-business-operators-discuss-security-boost-for-tourists/

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Junta Claims More Arrests Made, Urges Public to Report ‘Suspicious’ People
By Khaosod English


Junta spokesman Col. Winthai Surawee in a televised address today called on the public to report 'suspicious' residents.

BANGKOK — Thailand's military government has urged owners of guesthouses and apartments to report any "suspicious" people today and said it has made more arrests related to the deadly bombing of the Erawan Shrine earlier this month.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852667-ncpo-claims-more-arrests-made-urges-public-to-report-suspicious-people/

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Bangkok Bombing: 24 Officers ‘Transferred’ over Misconduct
By Khaosod english

BANGKOK — Eighteen police officers in the capital and six immigration officers in the northeast of Thailand have been transferred to inactive posts for alleged wrongdoing related to the deadly bombing of the Erawan Shrine earlier this month.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852670-bangkok-bombing-24-officers-transferred-over-misconduct/

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REFERENDUM
Suthep urges supporters to vote for draft charter
Wasamon Audjarint
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The charter draft is good enough for people to vote in its favour in the expected referendum, former politician Suthep Thaugsuban said today in his capacity as president of the People's Democratic Reform Foundation (PDRF).

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852671-suthep-urges-supporters-to-vote-for-draft-charter/

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Royal Thai Police says removal of Thaksin's police rank underway

BANGKOK, 1 September 2015 (NNT) - The Royal Thai Police has finished examining the evidence and is deliberating the revocation of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s police title.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852675-thai-police-says-removal-of-thaksins-police-rank-underway/

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Boxing orangutans a throwback as Thailand warms to animal rights

BANGKOK: - Boxing gloves raised, two orangutans enter a ring at a Thai zoo, a spectacle that fascinates locals and foreigners alike but sits increasingly at odds in a nation slowly embracing animal welfare.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852676-boxing-orangutans-a-throwback-as-thailand-warms-to-animal-rights/

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BREAKING NEWS

Erawan Shrine bomb suspect arrested
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Nation TV reported that the Erawan Shrine bomb suspect has been arrested in Sa Kaew and has been brought to Bangkok.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852712-police-to-announce-arrest-of-bangkok-bomber/

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Bombing Suspect Arrested, 3 Warrants Issued for Turkish Men
By Kahosod English


Suspect arrested today in Sa Kaeo province near the border with Cambodia.

BANGKOK — A man has been taken into custody in eastern Thailand todayon suspicion of being involved in the Erawan Shrine bombing earlier this month.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852712-police-to-announce-arrest-of-bangkok-bomber/page-2#entry9803498

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Thai prime minister says main suspect in bombing arrested

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's prime minister says authorities have arrested a man they believe is the main suspect in a bombing at a shrine in central Bangkok two weeks ago that killed 20 people.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852712-police-to-announce-arrest-of-bangkok-bomber/page-2#entry9803516

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Suspect 'Wanna' Left Thailand Weeks Prior to Attack
By Khaosod English


Immigration record of Wanna Suansan leaving Thailand on July 1, more than six weeks before the 17 Aug. bombing of the Erawan Shrine.

BANGKOK — A woman sought in connection with the bombing of the Erawan Shrine earlier this month left Thailand nearly two months before the attack.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852716-bangkok-bombing-suspect-wanna-left-thailand-weeks-prior-to-attack/

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SET index closed 1,362.39 down 20.02; Bt/USD35.57; GBP54.29; AUD24.79; EUR39.91; CAD26.69; HKD4.56; SGD25.03; JPY29.50

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RT@W7VOA: Both Thai and Cambodian officials strongly deny reports (Bangkok Post, etc.) #BangkokBlast suspect was arrested inside Cambodia.

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First negative inflation likely in six years
The Nation

THAILAND is highly likely to post negative inflation in 2015 for the first time in six years, mainly because of plunging oil prices and the sluggish economy.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/852718-first-negative-inflation-likely-in-six-years/