Thailand Live Friday 11 Sep 2015

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DNA on weapon does not match men accused of killing British tourists in Thailand
Oliver Holmes in Bangkok

Forensic expert says DNA found on bloodied garden hoe does not belong to two men standing trial for deaths of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855163-koh-tao-murders-2-dna-profiles-from-alleged-murder-weapon-do-not-match-defendants-dna/page-4?p=9841287#entry9841287

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Bomb suspect hunt sweeps through Phuket
Tanyaluk Sakoot


Passengers have their baggage scanned at Phuket International Airport. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

PHUKET: -- Leading security officials on the island have confirmed that the search for suspects wanted for their roles in the Erawan Shrine bombing in Bangkok, which killed 20 people and injured scores more, has reached Phuket.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855203-bomb-suspect-hunt-sweeps-through-phuket/

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China asked to help track down Ishan



BANGKOK: -- China has been asked to help track down the alleged bombing mastermind Abudureheman Abudusataer or Ishan who was reported to have left Bangladesh for China, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha Friday morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855205-bangkok-bombing-china-asked-to-help-track-down-ishan/

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Prayut sets up command center for solving aviation issues
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has set up the Command Center for Resolving Civil Aviation Issues (CRCA) to speed up efforts for upgrading Thailand's aviation safety standard to meet requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organisation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855200-pm-prayut-invokes-section-44-to-resolve-aviation-safety-problem/#entry9841410

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RUMOR: Madonna is coming to Bangkok!
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- Madonna - the Queen of Pop, the legend, the fashion icon, the epitome of girl power, the singer who has influenced at least three generations of fans worldwide -- is reportedly performing in Bangkok next year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855214-rumor-madonna-is-coming-to-bangkok/

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Help pours in for poor family who plans to commit suicide to escape poverty

BANGKOK: -- Help has been streaming in for a desperate family of five in Sukhothai province who planned mass suicides to escape their abject poverty.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855217-help-pours-in-for-poor-family-who-plans-to-commit-suicide-to-escape-poverty/

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NCPO says tourism sector has improved

BANGKOK, 11 September 2015 (NNT) - The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) announced that investigators are hard at work to solve the bombings of Ratchaprasong Intersection and Sathorn Pier, which have since been completely restored.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855067-thai-tourism-council-ups-2015-arrival-target-to-30-million/page-2#entry9841508

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19-year-old killed in Phuket road accident
Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- A 19-year-old man died just before midnight yesterday (Sept 10) in a so far unexplainable road accident.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855225-19-year-old-killed-in-phuket-road-accident/

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Drama mixes with crime in Thailand's public re-enactments
JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press

BANGKOK (AP) — In Thailand, the public doesn't have to settle for "perp walks," where police trot high-profile suspects past the media on their way to court or jail. Authorities here make the accused go through all the motions of their alleged crimes — robberies, murders and even rapes — while the cameras roll.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855226-drama-mixes-with-crime-in-thailands-public-re-enactments/

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Koh Tao murders: DNA on weapon ‘does not match’ suspects
By Coconuts Bangkok


ABOVE: Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin ® and Win Zaw Htun (L) arrive at the Koh Samui Provincial Court on July 8. Photo: Reuters / Athit Perawongmetha

BANGKOK: -- A forensics expert has testified that the DNA samples taken from a garden hoe believed to have been used to kill two British tourists in Koh Tao last year does not belong to the two Myanmar men on trial.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855163-koh-tao-murders-2-dna-profiles-from-alleged-murder-weapon-do-not-match-defendants-dna/page-6?p=9841616#entry9841616

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Murder suspect arrested after posting selfie photos on Facebook
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A murder suspect who has been on the run for 13 years was arrested Friday shortly after he posted his selfie shots on his Facebook wall.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855230-thai-murder-suspect-arrested-after-posting-selfie-photos-on-facebook/

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Thailand to Seek Extradition of Bombing Ringleader from China
By Khaosod English


A Thai immigration photo said to be of Abu Dustar Abdulrahman, aka "Izaan."

BANGKOK — Junta chairman and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha confirmed that the man suspected of directing last month’s bomb attack that killed 20 people in Bangkok is hiding in China.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855205-bangkok-bombing-china-asked-to-help-track-down-ishan/#entry9841730

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Panadda resigns as permanent secretary for PM's Office
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- PM's Office Minister ML Panadda Diskul has submitted his resignation as the permanent secretary for PM's Office, he said Friday.

Panadda said the resignation would take effect on October 1. He resignation will prompt him to leave his government service a year before his mandatory retirement next year.

Panadda said submitted the resignation to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. The prime minister has ordered Cabinet members who are also permanent officials to leave government service by the end of this month.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Panadda-resigns-as-permanent-secretary-for-PMs-Off-30268587.html


-- The Nation 2015-09-11

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Thailand backpackers murder trial: No DNA match on weapon, court told

KOH SAMUI: -- Forensic samples taken from a weapon allegedly used to kill two British backpackers in Thailand do not match the two men on trial for the killing, a court has heard.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855163-koh-tao-murders-2-dna-profiles-from-alleged-murder-weapon-do-not-match-defendants-dna/page-8?p=9841770#entry9841770

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Chinese pair nabbed over stolen diamond
Supachai Sinprasert
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- TWO Chinese have been arrested for allegedly stealing a diamond worth over Bt10 million from the Bangkok Gems & Jewellery Fair.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855198-chinese-couple-held-under-suspicion-of-stealing-10-million-baht-diamond/#entry9841902

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Man Apologizes for Stealing Spanish Tourist’s Bag
By Khaosod English


Sarawuth Poonchaem is taken on a police 're-enactment' of his crime today in Ayutthaya.

AYUTTHAYA — A man has been charged with theft for snatching a bag from a Spanish tourist in the historic city of Ayutthaya.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855239-man-apologizes-for-stealing-spanish-tourists-bag/

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Witness casts doubt on evidence at Thai tourist murder trial

BANGKOK (AP) — An expert witness at the trial of two Burmese workers accused of killing two British tourists in Thailand testified Friday that DNA found on what police say was the murder weapon does not belong to 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/page-10?p=9842058#entry9842058

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MCOT to face heavy fine for digital TV blackout

BANGKOK: -- The Mass Communications Organisation of Thailand is likely to face a heavy fine after its digital TV networking services collapsed on Friday rendering digital TV blackout for about half an hour.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855258-mcot-to-face-heavy-fine-for-digital-tv-blackout/

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30 Pattaya 'Jet Ski Mafia' Warned to End Scam

By Khaosod Eng.

Crime Suppression Division director Maj. Gen. Akaradech Pimonsri, at center, speaks to the media today in Pattaya along with other CSD officers.

CHONBURI — More than 30 people have been placed on watchlist in the latest police effort to combat the notorious “jet ski scams” which have plagued the resort town of Pattaya for years.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855168-pattaya-officials-try-talking-out-jet-ski-problem/#entry9843024

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Thailand Live Saturday 12 Sep 2015

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