Thailand Live Friday 11 Sep 2015

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UN strongly approves Palestinian proposal to raise flag
CARA ANNA, Associated Press
EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved the Palestinians' proposal to raise their flag, along with that of the Holy See, at U.N. headquarters — a symbolic step in the Palestinians' pursuit of statehood.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855100-palestine-flag-to-be-raised-over-un/

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Siam Mafia jailed for 14 months



BANGKOK: -- The woman beater who earned the nickname of Siam Mafia was on Thursday sentenced to 14 months and 15 days in prison by the Pathumwan district court.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855074-thai-court-sentences-siam-mafia-thug-to-14-month-in-jail/#entry9839605

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Peter Dutton holds 'productive' talks in Cambodia over refugee resettlement

Immigration minister Peter Dutton spent his second day in Cambodia meeting the country’s top immigration official and holding “productive” talks with representatives from the International Organisation for Migration, who are resettling refugees previously detained on Nauru.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855101-peter-dutton-holds-productive-talks-in-cambodia-over-refugee-resettlement/

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi calls on supporters to vote for 'real change'

BAWLAKHE, MYANMAR | BY HNIN YADANA ZAW

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday urged voters to opt for "real change" in the first general election since the end of military rule.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855102-myanmars-suu-kyi-calls-on-supporters-to-vote-for-real-change/

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BANGKOK BLAST
Thai blast mastermind left Dhaka after 2 weeks
Star Online Report

BANGKOK: -- The mastermind behind the fatal bomb blast in Bangkok had arrived in Bangladesh a day before the August 17 blast and left for China after two weeks, police said today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855105-thai-blast-mastermind-left-dhaka-after-2-weeks/

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Sheriff releases video of struggle with inmate who died
By MATTHEW BARAKAT

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A video released Thursday shows a prolonged struggle between a naked, mentally ill inmate and five deputies in biohazard suits who shocked her four times with a stun gun before she lost consciousness.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855114-us-sheriff-releases-video-of-struggle-with-inmate-who-died/

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Judge rules trials in Freddie Gray case to stay in Baltimore
By JULIET LINDERMAN and DAVID DISHNEAU

BALTIMORE (AP) — Despite the days of riots, protests and a multimillion-dollar settlement that followed the death of Freddie Gray, a fair trial can be held in Baltimore for the six officers charged in Gray's arrest and death, a judge ruled Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855116-judge-rules-trials-in-freddie-gray-case-to-stay-in-baltimore/

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Interior Minister: Selection of 21-member charter drafting team remains within PM’s power

BANGKOK, 11 September 2015 (NNT) – The Interior Minister has insisted that the selection of the 21 new charter drafters is within the power of the Prime Minister alone.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855132-selection-of-21-member-thai-charter-drafting-team-remains-within-pms-power/

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Luang Prabang launches e-bus project



LUANG PRABANG: -- The Unesco’s World Heritage Town Luang Prabang launched yesterday its e-bus project along with an electronic vehicle station, according to Lao News Agency.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855133-luang-prabang-launches-e-bus-project/

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Economic growth at 3.1% this year



BANGKOK: -- The University of Thai Chamber of Commerce has forecasted that the Thai economy will grow at 3.1 percent this year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855135-thai-economy-growth-at-31-percent-this-year/

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South Korean man gets 12 years for slashing US ambassador
HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Seoul court on Friday handed a 12-year prison sentence to a South Korean man who slashed and seriously injured the U.S. ambassador during a March forum.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855136-south-korean-man-gets-12-years-for-slashing-us-ambassador/

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Suicide rates among Thais dropped



BANGKOK: -- Suicide rates in Thailand dropped with about 3,900 Thais successfully took their life last year, according to the Ministry of Public Health yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855065-thai-minister-worries-over-social-media-link-to-people-taking-their-own-lives/#entry9840357

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SET up 3.14 points at opening /Bangkok Post

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Police: 5 family members found dead in US home
STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Five family members, including three children, were found dead in their lakeside home Thursday in what police said appeared to be a murder-suicide.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855138-police-5-family-members-found-dead-in-us-home/

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WASHINGTON (AP) — White House: US preparing to accept at least 10,000 Syrian refugees in FY2016.

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11 Republicans to share stage in next presidential debate
By STEVE PEOPLES

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eleven Republican presidential candidates have qualified for next week's primetime debate, a slate that features the full diversity of the GOP's 2016 class and is believed to be the largest group to share a presidential debate stage in modern political history.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855139-11-republicans-to-share-stage-in-next-us-presidential-debate/

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Underage girl rescued from alleged prostitution racket in Koh Samui


Pic: dailynews.co.th

KOH SAMUI:-- On Wednesday, police officers, soldiers and local officials raided a massage shop on Koh Samui as part of a crackdown on prostitution and sex trafficking.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855142-underage-girl-rescued-from-alleged-prostitution-racket-in-koh-samui/

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OPINION

How to Save the Thai Economy
By TOM FELIX JOEHNK and FORREST COOKSON

BANGKOK — The return of autocracy to Thailand is putting a hole in the people’s pockets. Sixteen months after the coup that brought down the democratically elected government of Yingluck Shinawatra, incomes in rural areas, where more than 34 million Thais live, have collapsed. Exports fell by 4.9 percent during the first half of 2015, according to the Thai government.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855145-how-to-save-the-thai-economy-opinion/

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Car free day on September 20

BANGKOK: -- Bicyclists will have another day to enjoy biking in the capital as the country will observe the car free day on September 20.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/854212-bangkok-to-hold-car-free-day-on-20-sep/#entry9840531

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PM assures new charter drafting team ready before September 22



BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha assured yesterday that would try to finish the list of the new 21-member charter drafting panel before he leaves for the United States to attend the UN Assembly.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855064-new-cdc-members-to-be-selected-before-prayut-heads-to-un-session/#entry9840547

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83 Burmese rounded up in Bangkok bomb suspect sweep
By DVB

MAE SAI: -- Thai-language news agency Khao Sod reported that 83 Burmese migrant workers in the Thai border town of Mae Sai were rounded up by security forces as they continue to search for more suspects in the Bangkok bombing incident.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855149-83-burmese-rounded-up-in-bangkok-bomb-suspect-sweep/

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Phuket airport drill recreates crash landing realism
Tanyaluk Sakoot


A man plays his part of being injured in the simulated crash landing exercise. Photo: Phuket International Airport

PHUKET: -- Emergency teams at Phuket International Airport staged a full-scale drill at 1am yesterday (Sept 10) by using a real Airbus 320 to simulate an aircraft crash landing in Phuket.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855153-phuket-airport-drill-recreates-crash-landing-realism/

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Two drug dealers taken off Phuket's street
Eakkapop Thongtub


Pasathon Thongrak (left) from Phuket and Sanay Saesing from were caught with a total of 11.69 grams of ya ice.

PHUKET: -- Two men were arrested by the Phuket narcotics suppression unit in Phuket Town on Tuesday (Sept 8) and Wednesday (Sept 9) when they were found to be in possession of crystal meth (ya ice).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855155-two-drug-dealers-taken-off-phukets-street/

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'Mafia Siam' sentenced to Siam jail
By Coconuts Bangkok


Photo: Matichon

BANGKOK: -- The Pathumwan Municipal Court sentenced "Mafia Siam" to fourteen months and fifteen days in jail yesterday for his shameful attacks, including punching a woman on an MRT train.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855074-thai-court-sentences-siam-mafia-thug-to-14-month-in-jail/page-2#entry9840700

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Buriram villagers under siege by wild elephants

BURIRAM, 11 September 2015 (NNT) – Wild elephants foraging for food have wreaked havoc on farms and homes in Non Din Daeng district of Buriram province.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855160-buriram-villagers-under-siege-by-wild-elephants/

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Jealous Thai stepmother confesses to strangling sleeping stepson, aged 6


Image: Khaosod.co.th

ANG THONG - A Thai woman has admitted murdering her 6 year old stepson because she was jealous the boy’s father loved the child more than her.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855162-jealous-thai-stepmother-confesses-to-strangling-sleeping-stepson-aged-6/

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Thai Murders: DNA 'Does Not Match' Defendants

KOH SAMUI: -- The trial of the men accused of killing two British backpackers hears DNA on the murder weapon does not match the defendants.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855163-koh-tao-murders-2-dna-profiles-from-alleged-murder-weapon-do-not-match-defendants-dna/

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Two Sri Lankan nationals arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport

BANGKOK: -- Two Lankan nationals were arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport early Friday after they used Malaysian passports which were declared missing for travel to Paris.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855195-two-sri-lankan-nationals-arrested-at-suvarnabhumi-airport/

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Chinese couple held under suspicion of stealing 10-million baht diamond

BANGKOK: -- Two Chinese nationals who were suspected to have stolen a 10-million baht worth of diamond from the jewelry fair at Muang Thong Thani on Thursday have been stopped and detained at Suvarnabhumi international airport by immigration police.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855198-chinese-couple-held-under-suspicion-of-stealing-10-million-baht-diamond/

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PM invokes Section 44 to resolve aviation safety problem



BANGKOK: -- The abrupt decision came ahead of another review of Thailand’s aviation safety oversight by the International Civil Aviation Organisation. Failure to pass the review, especially regarding the significant safety concern (SSC) issues will render a devastating blow to Thai aviation industry.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855200-pm-prayut-invokes-section-44-to-resolve-aviation-safety-problem/