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BREAKING: Mercedes madman 'Moo Ham' finally going to jail
By Coconuts Bangkok


File photo: JS100

BANGKOK: -- "Moo Ham," son of a high-profile businessman is finally going to jail eight years after he assaulted a bus driver before plowing his Mercedes into a crowd of people at a bus stop, killing one woman in 2007.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856784-bangkok-mercedes-maniac-now-serves-jail-sentence-after-eight-years-of-court-trials/page-2#entry9868560

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Trump declines to correct man who says Obama is Muslim
By JILL COLVIN

ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has declined to correct a questioner at a town hall event who incorrectly stated that President Barack Obama is Muslim and said he'd be "looking at" claims of militant training camps on American soil.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856802-trump-declines-to-correct-man-who-says-obama-is-muslim/

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Dr Wissanu warns parties of “surprises” in the new draft charter



BANGKOK: -- Existing political parties may have to re-register in accordance with the new political party law so that they will not have an advantage over new political parties, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856826-dr-wissanu-warns-parties-of-surprises-in-the-new-draft-charter/

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Officials: Dozens killed in S. Sudan fuel tanker explosion
JASON PATINKIN, Associated Press

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A fuel truck exploded in South Sudan, killing dozens of people who had converged around the vehicle to siphon fuel, officials said .

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856829-officials-dozens-killed-in-s-sudan-fuel-tanker-explosion/

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Mario and Mai star in film to raise awareness of human trafficking
By Coconuts Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- Two famous actors, Mario Maurer and Davika “Mai” Hoorne, star in a short film made by the International Organisation Migration (IOM) to bring the issue of modern slavery in the fishing industry to a young audience.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856831-mario-and-mai-star-in-film-to-raise-awareness-of-human-trafficking/

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Purple Line’s first lot of train carriages arrive in Laem Chabang



BANGKOK; -- The first of nine cars of the Purple Line electric train have arrived at the Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Chon Buri from Japan Friday morning, according to Director General of Marine Department Chula Sukmanop.

All the cars which were made by J-Track company in Yokohama are to be transported to maintenance centre of BMCL, the operator of the electric trains, at Klong Bangpai in Nonthaburi before an official unveiling of the cars.

The nine train carriages were transported from Japan to Thailand by TMN Progress, a Thai-registered freighter belonging to the Thai Maritime Navigation Company, a joint venture between the government and 23 shipping companies.

The first lot is part of a total of 21 trains or 63 cars ordered from Japan by BMCL through Marubeni-Toshiba joint venture.

Testing of the Purple Route trains will commence at the end of this year before the official launch of the services next August.

The Purple Route from Bang Yai to Taopoon is a joint venture between BMCL and MRT (Metropolitan Rapid Transit).

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/purple-lines-first-lot-of-train-carriages-arrive-in-laem-chabang

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Police drop plan to send a team to Malaysia as it may be pointless



BANGKOK: -- The National Police Office has dropped its plan to send a police team to Malaysia to find out more about three suspects held by the Malaysian police regarding the bombing incidents in Bangkok.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856835-bangkok-blasts-police-drop-plan-to-send-a-team-to-malaysia-as-it-may-be-pointless/

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Govt gears up human trafficking eradication

BANGKOK, 18 September 2015 (NNT) – The government is intensifying countermeasures on human trafficking and illegal fishing practices, warning that involved government officials will be prosecuted, the Deputy PM says.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856836-thai-govt-gears-up-human-trafficking-eradication/

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Thailand to intensify campaign for UNSC non-permanent member
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Thailand would intensify its campaign for non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) when Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his foreign minister Don Pramudwinai were in New York next week for the UN meeting.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856837-thailand-to-intensify-campaign-for-unsc-non-permanent-member/

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Somyot says two Bangkok bombers may have left Malaysia
The Nation

BANGKOK; -- Police Commissioner General Pol Gen Somyot Pumpanmuang said two suspected bombers who have fled to Malaysia might have left the country.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856835-bangkok-blasts-police-drop-plan-to-send-a-team-to-malaysia-as-it-may-be-pointless/#entry9868928

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SET index closed 1,390.32 up 0.62; Bt/USD35.45; GBP55.02; AUD25.15; EUR40.15; CAD26.71; HKD4.55; SGD25.13; JPY29.43

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Activist Hall to hit Natural Fruit with counter charges
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- A BRITISH activist fighting a series of legal battles against a Thai pineapple company plans to file complaints with the anti-corruption agency and launch counter prosecutions "to prevent ongoing harassment".

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856873-activist-hall-to-hit-natural-fruit-with-counter-charges/

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Phuket police confirm probe underway into missing Antarctic trawler Kunlun
The Phuket News

Thai authorities seized 182 tonnes of toothfish from the Kunlun when the ship was seized in March.

PHUKET: Police have finally confirmed that an investigation is underway into the disappearance of the illegal Antarctic trawler Kunlun, also known as the Taishan, which vanished from Phuket waters last week.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856874-phuket-police-confirm-probe-underway-into-missing-antarctic-trawler-kunlun/

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Banks to provide soft loans for SMEs

BANGKOK, 18 September 2015 (NNT) – Thai banks and financial institutions are set to provide low-interest soft loans for SME entrepreneurs with a budget of 100 billion baht.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856876-banks-to-provide-soft-loans-for-smes/

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Democracy Activists Ignore Junta Order to Call Off March

By Khaosod Eng.

'COUP!' reads the headline of a Khaosod newspaper read by soldiers atop a tank one day after the military staged a coup against then-Prime Minster Thaksin Shinawatra in this 20 Sept., 2006, file photo.

BANGKOK — A pro-democracy group vows to go ahead with a demonstration tomorrow to mark the anniversary of the 2006 coup d’etat despite being warned to call it off by the military junta.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856877-democracy-activists-ignore-junta-order-to-call-off-march/

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No health warning issued for Phuket haze
Phuket Gazette


The haze that has settled over Phuket has yet to garner a health warning from the Regional Environmental Office. Photo: Phuket Reporter Club

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856879-no-health-warning-issued-for-phuket-haze/

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Reform body won't interfere with elected govt's work: PM
THE NATION

BANGKOK: - PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha Friday attempted to allay fears that a proposed reform steering assembly under a new constitution may interfere with the work of the next elected government.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856888-reform-body-wont-interfere-with-elected-govts-work-pm/

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Prayut blames political leaders for problems
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Friday blamed unnamed political leaders for the country's problems, saying that their abuse of power and betrayal of the voters' trust led to dissatisfaction and conflict.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856889-prayut-blames-political-leaders-for-problems/

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Body of man washed away by flood water recovered in North Pattaya

PATTAYA: -- On Friday Morning the body of a 35 year old Restaurant Owner was found, after he was reported as missing on Wednesday by a friend who saw him washed away by flood water in North Pattaya.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856891-body-of-man-washed-away-by-flood-water-recovered-in-north-pattaya/

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Public warned on pneumonia in rainy season

NONTHABURI, 18 September 2015 (NNT) – The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has warned the public to be cautious of the pneumonia disease during the rainy season, after the number of pneumonia patients are increasing this year.

The DDC Director-General Sopon Mekthon has revealed that the high humidity during this rainy season has increased the chances of contracting respiratory diseases, especially those with weak immune systems. One of the most common diseases with high health risks is pneumonia.

He cited the report from the Bureau of Epidemiology, showing that the number of pneumonia patients in Thailand from 1 January 2015 to 14 September 2015 is at 133,949 persons, with 371 fatalities. Most of the patient are aged over 65 years at 33.2 percent, followed by persons aged between 55-64 years at 11.18 percent, and infants aged below a year at 9.03 percent.

According to the Bureau of Epidemiology’s report, the top five provinces with the most numerous pneumonia cases are Sisaket, Ang Thong, Maha Sarakham, Chiang Rai, and Chachoengsao.

The DDC Director-General has said that the risk groups are children under 5 years of age, elders, and persons with chronic medical conditions such as heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, or immune system deficiency.

Pneumonia is a harmful disease that can be contracted through bacterial or viral contraction, and generally shows the symptoms similar to regular colds about three days after contraction. Definitive symptoms include high fever, coughing with phlegm, mucus colour change from yellow to green, chest pain, and panting. However symptoms might not be evident in children or elders, who will require extra attention.

Patients that begin to exhibit these symptoms are encouraged to seek immediate medical attention to reduce the potential harm from this disease.

-- NNT 2015-09-18

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Thailand Live Saturday 19 Sept 2015

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856935-thailand-live-saturday-19-sep-2015/