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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....-govts-work-pm/

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SOUTHERN INSURGENCY
Suspects nabbed over deadly bomb blasts in the South
Santhiti Khorjitmate,
Narong Nuansakul
The Nation

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BANGKOK: -- TWO SUSPECTS have been detained at a military base in connection with multiple deadly bomb blasts that rocked the deep South on Thursday night, an informed source said yesterday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856936-suspects-nabbed-over-deadly-bomb-blasts-in-the-south/

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Deadlines set to tackle fishing and trafficking
The Nation

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Prayut wants anti-trafficking measures undertaken by same date the EU has agreed for 'solutions' to bring the fishing industry into line

BANGKOK: -- THE GOVERNMENT has accelerated efforts to tackle illegal fishing and human-trafficking problems, with November 15 set as the deadline to meet crucial international requirements.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856937-deadlines-set-to-tackle-fishing-and-trafficking/

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OBITUARY
Final chapter closes for national scribe Prabhassorn
Chusri Ngamprasert
The Nation

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BANGKOK: -- NATIONAL ARTIST Prabhassorn Sevikul, 67, passed away peacefully at home in Bangkok yesterday morning of heart failure. He is survived by his wife, Chutima, and their two sons.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856939-final-chapter-closes-for-national-scribe-prabhassorn/

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Yingluck may get Bt500 bn bill over rice losses: Prayut
NATTHAPAT PHROMKAEW
THE NATION

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BANGKOK: -- DAMAGES to be sought from former PM Yingluck Shinawatra over her government's rice-pledging scheme may exceed Bt500 billion, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856770-yingluck-former-ministers-to-pay-half-trillion-baht-compensation/page-9?p=9870531#entry9870531

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Activist Hall to hit Natural Fruit with counter charges
The Nation

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British migrant workers rights activist, Andy Hall © arrives for a hearing in his trial at the Phra Khanong Provincial Court in Bangkok, Thailand, 18 September 2015.

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/#entry9870556

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Road rage killer 'Moo Ham' jailed for 2 years
Kesinee Taengkhiao
The Nation

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BANGKOK: -- THE SUPREME Court has jailed a man over a much-publicised road-rage death, overruling a lower court's verdict.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856784-bangkok-mercedes-maniac-now-serves-jail-sentence-after-eight-years-of-court-trials/page-3?p=9870577#entry9870577

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

BANGKOK: -- PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday 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/#entry9870585

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Shortening of road map to polls will need to be discussed: Wissanu
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- SHORTENING the road map to elections needs to be discussed with other parties, including the yet-to-be-named members of the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC), Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said yesterday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856951-shortening-of-road-map-to-polls-will-need-to-be-discussed-wissanu/

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Sense of urgency for drastic THAI reform still lacking among airline's staff, says president
Nophakhun Limsamarnphun
The Nation

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Charamporn Jotikasthira, president of Thai Airways International (THAI)

BANGKOK: -- CHARAMPORN Jotikasthira, president of Thai Airways International (THAI), believes a sense of urgency for drastic corporate reforms is still absent among the majority of the airline's 25,000-strong staff despite the national flag carrier's serious financial troubles and potential bankruptcy.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856952-sense-of-urgency-for-drastic-thai-reform-still-lacking-among-airlines-staff-says-president/

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Big budget to fix Patong's floods
Phuket Gazette -

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The Patong Police Station is just one of many places that will benefit from the construction of flood preventing infrastructure. Photo: Patong Police

PHUKET: A 420-million-baht budget has been approved by the Public Works Department to help alleviate flooding in Patong.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856953-big-budget-to-fix-patongs-floods/

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Clinton 'appalled' by Muslim comment at Trump campaign event

KEN THOMAS, Associated Press

DURHAM, New Hampshire (AP) — Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she was "appalled" that Republican rival Donald Trump declined to correct a questioner at a recent town hall meeting who incorrectly claimed President Barack Obama is Muslim.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856954-clinton-appalled-by-muslim-comment-at-trump-campaign-event/

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Europeans shut borders, block bridges, to halt migrant surge
DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press
DUSAN STOJANOVIC, Associated Press

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Thousands of migrants were trapped Friday in a vicious tug-of-war as bickering European governments shut border crossings, blocked bridges and erected new barbed-wire fences in a bid to stem the wave of humanity fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East and Africa.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856955-europeans-shut-borders-block-bridges-to-halt-migrant-surge/

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Palestinians and Israel forces clash in Jerusalem, West Bank
IAN DEITCH, Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — Violence between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces spread beyond the walls of Jerusalem's old city on Friday, with at least eight Palestinians shot in clashes in the West Bank and Israeli policemen injured by firebombs in a restive part of the city.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856957-palestinians-and-israel-forces-clash-in-jerusalem-west-bank/

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Putin, Berlusconi in Ukraine probe for drinking Crimea wine
NATALIYA VASILYEVA, Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian prosecutors are preparing charges against the director of a winery in Russian-occupied Crimea for allegedly uncorking a 240-year-old bottle for Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856959-putin-berlusconi-in-ukraine-probe-for-drinking-crimea-wine/

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Phuket FC faces dissolution as chairman looks to step down
Matt Pond

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Pramookpisitt Achariyachai, renowned for his Kata Group of hotels, will be resigning as club Chairman and will no longer be the sole man propping-up the club with his own funds.

Phuket FC, the island’s representative football club in the national league, is staring down the barrel of dissolution if a major investor is not found before the new season begins next year.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856962-phuket-fc-faces-dissolution-as-chairman-looks-to-step-down/

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Police: New governor likely to act on Surin Beach encroachment
Phuket Gazette -

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Officers post eviction notices on beachfront boardwalk property in March. Photo: Thalang District Office

PHUKET: Police expect Chamroen Tipayapongtada, who will be the governor of Phuket as of October 1, to strongly back their efforts to evict a number of Surin Beach clubs and businesses that are allegedly encroached on public land.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856973-police-new-governor-likely-to-act-on-surin-beach-encroachment/

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Myanmar govt invites ethnic reps to Yangon in push to confirm ceasefire date

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YANGON: -- The Myanmar government has invited representatives from 15 ethnic armed groups to meet in Yangon on Sunday, with the intention of setting a date to sign an elusive nationwide ceasefire pact, The Irrawaddy reported.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856985-myanmar-govt-invites-ethnic-reps-to-yangon-in-push-to-confirm-ceasefire-date/

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Faith in spirits eclipses political dreams in Myanmar

By Swe Win / Myanmar Now


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THINGANGYUN, YANGON (Myanmar Now) – On a rainy September afternoon, hundreds of Burmese, mostly women and children, were jostling each other to get into a gated compound of a two-storey modern house in a Yangon suburb.



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Movie museum to break ground in November
Phuket Gazette -

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A team reviews the two-rai plot of land designated for the museum. Photo: MOTS

PHUKET: The island's first-ever "movie museum" is expected to break ground in November, according to local officials.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856991-movie-museum-to-break-ground-in-november/

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MOPH supplies first-aid kits to all households in flood-hit areas

BANGKOK, 19 September 2015 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has sent out its teams to all flood-stricken provinces in order to assist local residents and equip all households with first-aid kits.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856993-moph-supplies-first-aid-kits-to-all-households-in-flood-hit-areas/

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Japanese investors affirm business expansion in Thailand

BANGKOK, 19 September 2015 (NNT) - Japanese investors have confirmed they will continue their business and investment expansion in Thailand, but voiced their concerns over the lack of Thai skilled labor for their hi-tech industries.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/856995-japanese-investors-affirm-business-expansion-in-thailand/

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