Thailand Live Wednesday 16 Sep 2015

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Thai visa run crackdown: Latest update from Thai/Cambo border

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856250-thai-visa-run-crackdown-latest-update-from-thaicambo-border/

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HP to jettison up to 30,000 jobs as part of spinoff
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. is preparing to shed up to another 30,000 jobs as the Silicon Valley pioneer launches into a new era in the same cost-cutting mode that has marred much of its recent history.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856261-hp-to-jettison-up-to-30000-jobs-as-part-of-spinoff/

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Bangkok airplane graveyard becomes home for families
By CNN Staff

(CNN)Frequent fliers may complain they sometimes feel like they live on board a plane, but that's the reality apparently facing some otherwise homeless families in Bangkok.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856262-bangkok-airplane-graveyard-becomes-home-for-families/

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‘Radicalised’ Islamic State teenage girl convicted for brutal stabbing murder of her mother in Denmark
Network WritersNews Corp Australia Network

DENMARK: -- A TEENAGE girl has been jailed for brutally stabbing her mother to death, after she watched Islamic State execution videos involving ‘Jihadi John’.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856263-isis-obsessed-danish-teenage-girl-kills-her-mother/

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Biden: Trump's view on immigration 'will not prevail'
JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden lashed out at Republican front-runner Donald Trump on immigration Tuesday, accusing him of reverting to "xenophobia" to garner support in the 2016 election.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856266-biden-trumps-view-on-immigration-will-not-prevail/

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Police: Forest fires 'more difficult to tackle than terrorism'



JAKARTA: -- Indonesian police have charged more than 100 individuals and are investigating dozens of companies believed to be responsible for forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, The Jakarta Globe reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856267-indonesian-police-forest-fires-more-difficult-to-tackle-than-terrorism/

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Gayle Newland convicted of impersonating a man to trick her friend into having a sexual affair

LIVERPOOL: -- THIS woman has been convicted after she went to extreme lengths to disguise herself as a man, so she could have an affair with her female friend.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856268-uk-gayle-newland-convicted-for-strange-sex-fantasy/

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64-year-old Japanese man falls to death from Central Rama IX's car park
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A 64-year-old Japanese man fell to his death from the fifth floor of the car park building of Central Rama IX shopping mall Tuesday night, police said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856269-japanese-man-falls-to-death-from-central-rama-ixs-car-park-in-bangkok/

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Visa-free entry into Indonesia for 90 countries by year end



JAKARTA: -- The Indonesian government is set to waive visa requirements for another 45 countries by the end of this year, doubling the current figure, reported The Jakarta Post.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856270-visa-free-entry-into-indonesia-for-90-countries-by-year-end/

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Arrest warrant issued for Bangkok Blast key suspect



BANGKOK, 16 September 2015 (NNT) – The court has issued an arrest warrant for the suspect of the bombing incidents in Bangkok for unauthorized possession of weapons, while the latest investigation has confirmed the suspect's connection to the incident, the NCPO says.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856271-arrest-warrant-issued-for-bangkok-blast-key-suspect/

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Accident kills 4, injures 6 in Khon Kaen /Bangkok Post

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200 Cambodian workers rounded up in Hua Hin /Bangkok Post

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SET up 4.40 points at opening /Bangkok Post

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Recent anti-plastic bag campaign reduced 1.8 million bags in one day

BANGKOK, 16 September 2015 (NNT) - The Department of Environmental Quality Promotion on Tuesday said the recent anti-plastic bag campaign held on September 15th effectively reduced the use of plastic bags by 1.8 million bags nationwide on the day.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856273-recent-anti-plastic-bag-campaign-reduced-18-million-bags-in-one-day/

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Thai Chamber of Commerce to help out with project to provide well-priced meals

BANGKOK, 16 September 2015 (NNT) – The Thai Chamber of Commerce has expressed its willingness to help the Ministry of Commerce drive its "Nu Nit Pha Chim" project to ensure the public has access to well-priced meals.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856275-thai-chamber-of-commerce-to-help-out-with-project-to-provide-well-priced-meals/

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Sakon Nakhon farmers start raising turkeys, prepare for ASEAN markets

SAKON NAKHON, 16 September 2015, (NNT) - Sakon Nakhon rice farmers who raise turkeys during their free time, are preparing to increase supply for a growing demand from local and ASEAN markets.

A turkey producer in Phon Na Kaeo district told the media that turkeys in the area are free range, saying the approach helps in reducing costs. Turkeys being raised this way are healthy and far less stressed.

According to the producer, the demand for turkey is not limited to consumption, saying many would pay 2,000 - 2,500 baht just to have a decorative turkey. Now turkey raisers in Ban Nong Krabok in Sakon Nakhon have formed a group promoting turkey farming among rice farmers in the province.

They said turkey is of growing popularity in Thailand, adding that the product could also penetrate markets in Laos and Vietnam with the support of the government.

-- NNT 2015-09-16

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Vamco weakens to low pressure system in the Northeast

BANGKOK, 16 September 2015 (NNT) - Severe weather warnings have been issued to residents in the Northeast, Central Plains and East of Thailand, as Vamco entered the country last night.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856291-tropical-storm-vamco-weakens-to-low-pressure-system-in-isaan/

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AUTO REVIEW
New Fortuner: Roomier and more appealing with better performance
KINGSLEY WIJAYASINHA
THE NATION

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856294-new-fortuner-roomier-and-more-appealing-with-better-performance/

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'Whitey' Bulger movie gets private Massachusetts screening

BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — A movie about gangster James "Whitey" Bulger's violent reign as leader of Boston's criminal underworld got its first screening in the state Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856295-whitey-bulger-movie-gets-private-massachusetts-screening/

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As Fed meets, decision on rate hike may be a toss-up
MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Will they or won't they? Nine years after they last raised their benchmark interest rate and after months of feverish speculation, Federal Reserve policymakers this week may finally raise that rate from a record low near zero.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856296-us-as-fed-meets-decision-on-rate-hike-may-be-a-toss-up/

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Lawyer appearance in bombings raises doubts

BANGKOK: -- Assistant to the deputy prime minister today posted on his Facebook questioning the appearance of a Thai lawyer to defend Adem Karadag, a suspect in the two bomb attacks in Bangkok.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856298-bangkok-bombings-lawyer-appearance-raises-doubts/

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Human Rights Watch alleged Thailand with detaining asylum seekers
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Human Rights Watch Wednesday alleged that Thai authorities have wrongfully arrested 64 asylum seekers, including seven children, from Pakistan and Somalia.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856301-human-rights-watch-alleged-thailand-with-detaining-asylum-seekers/

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Phuket tour bus drivers protest, claim Chinese shyster company shanghais jobs
Saroj Kueprasertkij


Tour bus protest leader Chonnawee Ek-tiewsakul claims that Oddski Co Ltd is funded by Chinese and was formed by Thai nominee shareholders. Photo: Saroj Kueprasertkij

PHUKET: -- Tour bus drivers protesting losing work to a company they say is funded by Chinese and formed using Thai nominee shareholders took their fight to Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Sept 15).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856304-phuket-tour-bus-drivers-protest-claim-chinese-shyster-company-shanghais-jobs/

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UPDATE:

Two plastic bag free days in a month to be set



BANGKOK: -- The Department of Environmental Quality Promotion says Thai shoppers have helped to reduce the use of 1.78 million plastic bags when the country started the first plastic bag free day campaign on August 15.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856273-recent-anti-plastic-bag-campaign-reduced-18-million-bags-in-one-day/#entry9860023

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12,000 Lottery vendors reserve tickets first day

BANGKOK, 16 September 2015, (NNT) - About 12,000 lottery vendors reserved their tickets at various branches of Krung Thai Bank on Tuesday, the first day the Government Lottery Office (GLO) implemented the new lottery allotment system.

Under the new rule, each vendor can reserve lottery tickets in advance by registering at any branch of Krung Thai Bank or registering online at www.glo.or.th. Each individual is entitled to reserve between 5 to 50 books of tickets.

According to the GLO Director, Maj. Gen. Chalongrat Nark-Arthit, the new system will eliminate distributors, who have long been the root of the overpriced tickets. He said this approach would allow ticket retailers to get their hands on the tickets themselves.

As many as 12,000 vendors registered to reserve the lottery tickets by 11 AM on Tuesday, 4,000 of whom did it online, said the Director.

Maj. Gen. Chalongrat also expected all of the 10,000 books of tickets for the October 16th cycle to be sold out rapidly. The GLO Director said about 9 million books of tickets, worth roughly about 3.7 billion baht, will be available for booking ahead of the November 1st cycle.


-- NNT 2015-09-16

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Ranger volunteer killed by bomb trap in Pattani
The Nation

PATTANI: -- A ranger volunteered was killed when he stepped on a bomb trap while patrolling a road to provide security for teachers in Pattani Wednesday morning.

The explosion occurred at 6:30 am on a road in Rawo villge in Tambon Don of Pattani’s Panare district.

Putthapong Homsung, 22, was killed at the scene when the blast blown off his legs and cut his body and head.

He and five other ranger volunteers were patrolling the road when he spotted an irregular thing on the roadside. He stepped on the bomb trigger while he was walking to check the thing. Police said the bomb was assembled inside a cooking gas cylinder and it had about 25 kgs of explosives.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Ranger-volunteer-killed-by-bomb-trap-in-Pattani-30268911.html


-- The Nation 2015-09-16

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Two dead, two injured in Phuket head-on collision
Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- Two Thai men were killed and two Indonesian taken to hospital following a head-on collision between two motorbikes in Rassada early this morning (Sept 16).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856308-two-dead-two-injured-in-phuket-head-on-collision/

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Disabled German man left stranded in Thailand after being robbed by ladyboy


Photo: Khaosod.co.th

CHIANG MAI:-- A German tourist has told police how he was robbed and assaulted after taking a ladyboy back to his guesthouse in Chiang Mai.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856317-disabled-german-man-left-stranded-in-thailand-after-being-robbed-by-ladyboy/

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BMA to evict Lard Prao canal residents to build flood prevention wall end of October



BANGKOK: -- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has set end of this year as the deadline for some 3,000 Lard Prao canal residents to move out as it will begin construction of the 2.4 billion baht and 22 kilometre long flood prevention wall end of next month.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856220-construction-firms-hired-for-3-bangkok-flood-prevention-projects/#entry9860452

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Stimulus packages expected to help economy grow by 0.4 percent



BANGKOK: -- The government’s stimulus packages are expected to drive the economy to grow by 0.4 percent to three percent for the whole year, said Mr Krisda Jinavijarana, director of Fiscal Economics Office.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856320-stimulus-packages-expected-to-help-thai-economy-grow-by-04-percent/