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Phuket jail term suspended for Tiger Disco inferno deaths
Saroj Kueprasertkij

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Phuket Governor at the time Tri Augkaradech and other officials inspect the remains of the Tiger Disco after the fire claimed the lives of two tourists and two Thais. Photo: The Phuket News / file

PHUKET: Tiger Group CEO Piya Isaramalai and Sara Entertainment Co Ltd have been found guilty of all charges against them for the lethal blaze at the busy Tiger Discotheque nightclub on Soi Bangla, Patong, that killed four people and injured 11 others in the early hours of August 17, 2012.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854536-phuket-jail-term-suspended-for-tiger-disco-inferno-deaths/

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LOCAL COLOUR
Honouring the dead for a better life

PHOOWADON DUANGMEE
THE NATION

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Mon women light candles for the departed souls. PHOTO/THANISORN LUCKCHAI

The Mon community in Sangkhla Buri on Thailand's border with Myanmar pay respect to their ancestors by sending off a boat laden with food

BANGKOK: -- According to traditional beliefs, the seventh month in the lunar calendar is when restless spirits roam the earth. That seventh month usually falls around August or September and all over Asia, communities mark the festival of the hungry ghost in their own fashion.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854578-mon-floating-boat-festival-honouring-the-dead-for-a-better-life/

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BANGKOK BOMB BLAST
Bomb suspects to face trial in civilian criminal courts: PM

THE NATION

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Legal process need to meet international standards; ministry estimates cost of blast

BANGKOK: -- SUSPECTS linked to bomb attacks in Bangkok last month will face trial in civilian criminal courts - not a military court, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854443-two-bangkok-bomb-suspects-to-face-martial-court/#entry9831708

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Farmers told to brace for water scarcity
Pratch Rujivanarom,
Monkolchawarat Tangmangmee
The Nation

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Advised to dig ponds for rainwater as dam water will be channeled for taps

BANGKOK: -- A WATER expert has warned that there will be a scarcity of water for irrigation in the upcoming dry season as the rainy season is nearly over and the four key dams in the Chao Phraya River Basin were only 35 per cent full as of yesterday.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854580-chao-phraya-river-basin-farmers-told-to-brace-for-water-scarcity/

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NEW CHARTER
NSRRC 'turned Democrats off draft'

THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- THE INCLUSION of the National Strategic Reform and Reconciliation Committee (NSRRC) in the draft charter was the main reason the Democrat Party rejected the draft, fearing it would stir conflict in society, said Soracha Weerachartwattana, former Democrat MP for Samut Prakan province.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854581-new-thai-charter-nsrrc-turned-democrats-off-draft/

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Stimulus 2 draws positive response
ERICH PARPART
THE NATION

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BANGKOK: -- THE FEDERATION of Thai industries (FTI) has welcomed the Bt206-billion second phase of the Council of Economic Ministers' economic stimulus package, which is aimed at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854584-thai-economy-stimulus-2-draws-positive-response/

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Next decade a tough one for the law; needs 'major reform'
THE NATION

CHANGES IN SOCIETY WILL ALSO DEMAND CHANGES IN JUSTICE SYSTEM, SEMINAR HEARS

BANGKOK: -- CHANGES in the law are needed to support the development of Thailand's judicial process over the next decade when the Kingdom will become an aged - and more troubled - society, a researcher from the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) predicted yesterday.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854585-thai-justice-next-decade-a-tough-one-for-the-law;-needs-major-reform/

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Content of rejected draft can guide new charter, says PM
PIYAPORN WONGRUANG,
JEERAPONG PRASERTPOLKRUNG
THE NATION

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BANGKOK: -- PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday that content of the draft constitution voted down by the National Reform Council would help guide the new round of charter drafting.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854586-content-of-rejected-draft-can-guide-new-charter-says-pm-prayut/

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BURNING ISSUE
Shrouding Thailand in a facade of happiness won't hide reality

PRAVIT ROJANAPHRUK

BANGKOK: -- THAILAND today is a happy land, it's "stronger together" and 99.99 per cent democratic, unless you happen to strongly disagree with junta-leader-cum-Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and the way he runs, or rather controls, the country.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854587-shrouding-thailand-in-a-facade-of-happiness-wont-hide-reality/

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Bt120m for victims of 2013-14 unrest
THE NATION

THE Cabinet agreed yesterday to allocate Bt120 million to help victims of political upheaval from 2013 to 2014.

BANGKOK: -- The decision came when Cabinet met to consider use of the 2015 annual budget to help aid people in emergency situations.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854588-bt120m-for-victims-of-2013-14-unrest/

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Reformers can join new panel despite voting down draft charter: Prayut
WASAMON AUDJARINT
THE NATION

BANGKOK: - MEMBERS of the now-defunct National Reform Council (NRC) can be appointed to the new 200-member Reform Steering Council (RSC) to push for reform strategies regardless of the vote they cast for the draft charter on Sunday, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854589-reformers-can-join-new-panel-despite-voting-down-draft-charter-prayut/

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EDITORIAL
Reducing classroom hours is a double-edged sword

The Nation

The Education Ministry's decision to end school days at 2pm only makes sense if students have productive ways to fill the free time

BANGKOK: -- Many parents are unwilling to even consider the notion of "free time" for children, but the subject is under debate again with the Education Ministry announcing plans to reduce classroom hours.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854590-thai-editorial-reducing-classroom-hours-is-a-double-edged-sword/

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STOPPAGE TIME
Who's watching the human rights watchers?

Tulsathit Taptim
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Can you be a political activist and a human rights advocate at the same time? The answer is no - simply because a political activist can discard innocent human lives if needs be.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854591-whos-watching-the-human-rights-watchers/

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Junta going ahead with peace process it helped undermine
Don Pathan
Special to The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Having fought against the talks under the Yingluck govt, its military-backed successor is now forging ahead with a flawed bid to end the southern insurgency

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854592-deep-south-ncpo-going-ahead-with-peace-process-it-helped-undermine/

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DPM Wissanu predicts new government to be formed June-July 2017

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BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wissanu Krea-ngarm told the cabinet on Tuesday that the next election could be held between March and June in 2017 and a new government could be formed one month afterward.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854594-dpm-wissanu-predicts-new-thai-govt-to-be-formed-june-july-2017/

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PM orders water to be stocked up in anticipation of worse drought

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BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has ordered all government agencies dealing with water to dredge more wells and deepen klongs and to stock up water in anticipation of worse drought situation in the coming months.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854580-chao-phraya-river-basin-farmers-told-to-brace-for-water-scarcity/#entry9831792

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NHRC to probe economic zone encroachment on community forest

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BANGKOK: -- The National Human Rights Commission has agreed to accept for consideration a petition by villagers of a community in Chiang Rai who have protested against the planned setting up of a special economic zone on a public forest.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854595-nhrc-to-probe-economic-zone-encroachment-on-community-forest/

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NCPO announces strict security measures at all airports

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BANGKOK, 8 September 2015 (NNT) - The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has announced increased security measures at all airports to prevent perpetrators of violence from entering the country.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854596-ncpo-announces-strict-security-measures-at-all-airports/

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Former NRC member names prejudiced law enforcement as source of problems for Thais

BANGKOK, 9 September 2015 (NNT) – A former member of the National Reform Council has identified the prejudiced enforcement of laws as a source of problems for most Thais.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854597-former-nrc-member-names-prejudiced-law-enforcement-as-source-of-problems-for-thais/

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Pope speeds up, simplifies process for marriage annulments
By NICOLE WINFIELD

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis radically reformed the process for annulling marriages Tuesday, overhauling 300 years of church practice by creating a new fast-track annulment and doing away with an automatic appeal that often slowed the process down.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854598-pope-speeds-up-simplifies-process-for-marriage-annulments/

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US vows to help Europe, but will it take in more migrants?
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and ALICIA A. CALDWELL

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration wants to help its allies across the Atlantic with an escalating migrant crisis, but is unlikely to open America's doors to vast numbers of Syrian and other refugees arriving each day by the thousands in Europe.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854599-us-vows-to-help-europe-but-will-it-take-in-more-migrants/

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Kentucky clerk who fought gay marriage is released from jail
By ADAM BEAM

GRAYSON, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky county clerk jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples was released Tuesday after five days behind bars, emerging to a tumultuous hero's welcome from thousands of supporters waving large white crosses.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854600-kentucky-clerk-who-fought-gay-marriage-is-released-from-jail/

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UN warns Hungary it faces a wave of 42,000 more migrants
By PABLO GORONDI and SHAWN POGATCHNIK

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Leaders of the United Nations refugee agency warned Tuesday that Hungary faces a bigger wave of 42,000 asylum seekers in the next 10 days and will need international help to provide shelter on its border, where newcomers already are complaining bitterly about being left to sleep in frigid fields.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854601-un-warns-hungary-it-faces-a-wave-of-42000-more-migrants/

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Visibility a challenge for scientists studying German U-boat
By MICHELLE R. SMITH

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Scientists who set out to use submersibles to study a German U-boat off the Rhode Island coast said Tuesday they were hampered by poor visibility but the mission was still a success because they were able to test new technologies that allow such expeditions to be broadcast to large audiences.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854602-visibility-a-challenge-for-scientists-studying-german-u-boat/

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Clinton says private email was a mistake, says she's sorry
KEN THOMAS, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized Tuesday for her use of a private email account after declining since last week to express remorse for the State Department arrangement that has shaken her presidential campaign.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854605-clinton-says-private-email-was-a-mistake-says-shes-sorry/

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