Thailand Live Monday 14 Sep 2015

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NCPO claims Pravit's detention justified
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The National Council for Peace and Order Monday defended the detention of The Nations' reporter Pravit Rojanaphruk, saying he had disseminated information in a way that was not in accordance with the guideline for keeping peace and order.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855772-the-nation-demands-immediate-release-of-reporter/#entry9852475

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Thai border crossings with Cambodia shut in the wake of the Erawan shrine bombing

KOH SAMUI: -- On Saturday morning Thailand border crossings with Cambodia and one with Myanmar were refusing to let anybody using the visa exempt entry method enter Thailand, reports also suggest that some people attempting to border bounce to activate the second part of their multiple entry visas were also refused.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855734-bomber-blame-game-sees-thailand-immigration-abruptly-change-visa-rules/page-2#entry9852563

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PM attends NESDB seminar, calls for cooperation in national reforms

BANGKOK, 14 September 2015 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has called for cooperation from all sides in the national reform process, while affirming that the government is working to build the foundations for enduring national development.

PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha spoke on 12th National Economic and Social Development Plan (NESDP) 2017-2021 at this year’s seminar of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). He reported in his administration’s ongoing investments in transport infrastructure, including mega-projects with a combined value of 1.7 trillion baht. The premier assured the public that these infrastructure budgets are managed prudently and transparently.

General Prayut touched on several ongoing issues, including measures to assist small and medium enterprises (SME), overhauling water management in the country, creating alternative employment for farmers.

In reference to rumors behind the Bangkok bombings, the General Prayut said it was a matter of national security that all parties stop linking foreign and international political issues to domestic problems. He also defended his administration extending its term by 20 months, claiming it is only following the interim constitution it drafted in 2014.


-- NNT 2015-09-14

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Malaysian police arrest three suspects in Ratchaprasong investigation

BANGKOK, 14 September 2015 (NNT) - Malaysian authorities have apprehended three suspects believed to be involved in last month’s bombing incident at Bangkok’s Ratchaprasong intersection.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855763-malaysia-says-3-detained-in-connection-with-bangkok-blast/#entry9852631

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Mules busted using public transport to smuggle drugs into Phuket

Saroj Kueprasertkij

Yongyut Ratanapan, 25, was found carrying 22.25 grams of crystal methamphetamine on a bus arriving from Trang province. Photo: Tha Chatchai Police

PHUKET: -- Following the anti-drug blitz by Kathu police over the weekend, Tah Chatchai police arrested three people attempting to bring drugs onto the island by public transport yesterday (Sept 13).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855800-mules-busted-using-public-transport-to-smuggle-drugs-into-phuket/

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Malaysia says 3 detained in connection with Bangkok blast
EILEEN NG, Associated Press

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Pakistani and two Malaysians have been detained in connection with last month's bombing of a shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people, the national police chief said Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855763-malaysia-says-3-detained-in-connection-with-bangkok-blast/#entry9852783

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Thailand's military government detains local reporter

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's military government has detained a reporter for an English-language newspaper as part of what appears to be a fresh crackdown on critics of the ruling junta.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855772-the-nation-demands-immediate-release-of-reporter/#entry9852804

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Thai villagers say gas drilling sickens them, ruins crops
TED ANDERSEN, Associated Press
NATTASUDA ANUSONDISAI, Associated Press

BANGKOK (AP) — More than 100 students and villagers crowded into a northeast Thailand college forum to hear about American gas companies conducting drilling operations in their region. A lieutenant colonel and dozens of soldiers and police officers followed them in.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855807-thai-villagers-say-gas-drilling-sickens-them-ruins-crops/

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Prayut will need to explain two issues at UN, Surapong says
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- THE international community may want to listen to Prime Minister Prayut Chanocha explaining the country's situation, especially progress in the reinstatement of democracy and holding an election, former foreign minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855810-prayut-will-need-to-explain-two-issues-at-un-surapong-says/

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Military Holds 'The Nation' Journalist in Secret Detention
By Khaosod English

BANGKOK — A journalist from a prominent English-language newspaper in Thailand became the third person to be held incommunicado by the military this month, as the ruling junta escalates its recent clampdown on dissent.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855772-the-nation-demands-immediate-release-of-reporter/page-2#entry9852910

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Courts upholds child killer's death sentence
The Nation

HUA HIN: -- The Appeals Court Monday upheld the lower court's death sentence for child killer Wanchai Saengkhao.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855789-thai-court-upholds-death-sentence-of-man-who-raped-and-murdered-young-girl-on-train/#entry9852941

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SET index closed 1,377.16 down 4.56; Bt/USD35.90; GBP55.20; AUD25.03; EUR40.51; CAD26.89; HKD4.60; SGD25.25; JPY29.64

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Nation’s senior reporter summoned for attitude adjustment



BANGKOK: -- The Nation’s senior report Prawit Rojanapruek was invited by the military to the First Army Region’s headquarter on Sunday reportedly for attitude adjustment.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855772-the-nation-demands-immediate-release-of-reporter/page-2#entry9853059

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TJA demands clarification from NCPO over the detention of a reporter

BANGKOK: -- The Thai Journalists Association has urged the government and the National Council for Peace and Order to clarify the detention of a senior reporter of Nation newspaper reportedly for attitude adjustment.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855772-the-nation-demands-immediate-release-of-reporter/page-2#entry9853132

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Five rangers injured in a roadside bomb explosion in Yala

YALA: -- Five para-military rangers were seriously wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in Yala’s Muang district Monday.

The five rangers were travelling in a pick-up truck leading a van carrying a group of officials of the science and technology department of the Defence Ministry who were on a field trip to observe the performance of the forward command of the Internal Security Operations Command at Sirindhorn camp in Yarang district of Pattani.

Eyewitnesses late told authorities that suspected militants used traffic cones to block a road which is under construction to force the leading pick-up truck to turn to a small road where the militants have planted a bomb at a turning point.

Upon arriving at the turning point, militants who had laid in wait not far away detonated the bomb. The force of the blast badly damaged the truck and injured the men on board.

The following van sustained a broken windshield but no none inside it was injured.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/five-rangers-injured-in-a-roadside-bomb-explosion-in-yala


-- Thai PBS 2015-09-14

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Hope for Health, Luck Springs Eternal in Buriram
By Khaosod English


A Naga shrine has been erected beside this municipal well thought to be a font of rejuvenating and fortuitous fluids today in Buriram province.

BURIRAM — Once again, something wonderful is happening in Buriram.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855851-hope-for-health-luck-springs-eternal-in-buriram/

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Thai police say Bangkok bombing suspect fled to Turkey

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police say a key suspect in the Aug. 17 bombing at a Bangkok shrine that killed 20 people has fled to Turkey.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855852-thai-police-say-key-suspect-in-deadly-bangkok-bombing-has-fled-to-turkey/

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Turkish Suspect Denies Involvement in Erawan Bomb Attack


Soldiers escort Adem Karadag, aka Mohammed Bilaturk, to Bangkok Metropolitan Police headquarters on 4 Sept.

BANGKOK — The first man arrested on suspicion of involvement in last month’s bombing of the Erawan Shrine insists he had nothing to do with the attack and only arrived in Thailand days before he was taken into custody in a raid.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855874-turkish-suspect-denies-involvement-in-erawan-bomb-attack/

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RT“@SkyNewsBreak: U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch: authorities have expanded investigations into FIFA corruption & expect to file more criminal charges

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Lynch: more arrests expected in FIFA corruption probe

ZURICH (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says she expects more indictments in a widening investigation of corruption implicating FIFA.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/855877-lynch-more-arrests-expected-in-fifa-corruption-probe/

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RT@Atomicalandy: Tonight is the 1 year anniversary of the tragic killings of Hannah Witheridge/David Miller on Koh Tao in Thailand. http://t.co/N7GjK3d2x8

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Thailand Live Tuesday 15 Sep 2015

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