Thailand Live Monday 21 Sep 2015

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MOPH asserts maximum care for bomb victims

BANGKOK, 21 September 2015 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health assures that best medical services have been provided to patients from the bombing incident in Bangkok, commending the cooperation received from related hospitals.

The Director of the Bureau of Health Emergency Respond Anurak Amornpetchsathaporn has said regarding the treatment and reimbursement for the victims from the bombing incident in Bangkok on a national TV broadcast, that the related agencies are taking care of the patients with their best effort.

Related hospitals are now providing proper treatment to the patients, while the government will pay for all medical expenses, regardless of the patients’ nationality.

Ministry of Public Health has provided a team of specialists to reaffirm confidence and peace of mind to the affected people, especially among foreigners, who officials say mental rehabilitation is an important process to bolster the nation's tourism.


-- NNT 2015-09-21

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Check-up required for vehicles with over a year of unpaid tax

BANGKOK, 21 September 2015 (NNT) – Vehicles owners who have not paid their vehicle tax for over 1 year will be required to complete vehicle maintenance check-ups before proceeding with taxation by next year, DLT official says.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857291-check-up-required-for-vehicles-with-over-a-year-of-unpaid-tax/

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PM: 'Citizen-State' policy is not 'Populist'



BANGKOK, 21 September 2015 (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said that the government’s citizen-state policy was not a kind of populist policy but was a means of cooperation between the government and the people.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857292-pm-prayut-citizen-state-policy-is-not-populist/

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SURVEY:

Is the government making a Sustainable dent in corruption?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857249-survey-is-the-government-making-a-sustainable-dent-in-corruption/

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Cyclists take to the streets en masse for Car-Free Day
Chutima Inkam
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- MANY parts of Thailand observed the Car-Free Day yesterday, with cyclists making their presence felt in Bangkok, Songkhla, Rayong and other parts of the country.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857293-cyclists-take-to-the-streets-en-masse-for-car-free-day/

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PM stresses need for elected govt but rejects populism
The Nation

Prayut and Somkid refute claims that their policies mirror Thaksin's populist agenda

A Democratic society needs an elected government and good governance, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, the man who led the coup last year that toppled an elected civilian government.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857292-pm-prayut-citizen-state-policy-is-not-populist/#entry9877299

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Public health experts warn against co-payments in UC system
Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- USING co-payment methods in the Universal Coverage Healthcare Scheme (UC) would increase the burden on the poor and lead to disparity in the health system, public health experts have warned.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857294-thai-public-health-experts-warn-against-co-payments-in-uc-system/

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Malaysian police may have two bombers
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- MALAYSIAN police have sent photos of two men -one suspected of being the yellow-shirt bomber responsible for last month's Erawan Shrine blast that killed 20 people in Bangkok and the other the 'blue-shirt man' who kicked a device into the Chao Phraya River that blew up harmlessly under Sathorn Pier, a Thai security official said yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857295-malaysian-police-may-have-2-bangkok-bombers/

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SPECIAL REPORT
Debate drags on over compensation payouts
Wasamon Audjarint
The Nation

Prayut govt's moves welcomed but seen by some as meagre

BANGKOK: -- Prachod Chuchait made his living as a wholesale distributor of shorts - until December 26, 2013, when a tear-gas cartridge hit him in the head while he was protesting with other members of the now-defunct yellow-shirt People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) in Din Daeng.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857296-thai-report-debate-drags-on-over-compensation-payouts/

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Bus-stops not so 'friendly' for people with disabilities
Chutima Inkam,
Visarut Sankham
The Nation

But subway, rail services, skytrain generally seen as far better

BANGKOK: -- MOST CITY BUS stops are not disability-friendly, adding to challenges that the physically handicapped have to overcome to lead a normal life.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857297-bus-stops-in-bangkok-not-so-friendly-for-people-with-disabilities/?p=9877321

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Drunk couple fall off Pattaya Port Wall



PATTAYA: -- In the early hours of Sunday a couple, who were in the proceeds of a romantic embrace while sitting on a wall at the Pattaya Port, lost their balance and fell 2 meters onto rocks below.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857298-drunk-couple-fall-off-pattaya-port-wall/

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Husband and Wife suspected drug dealers caught by Pattaya Police



PATTAYA: -- On Sunday Morning Pattaya Police arrested a Husband and Wife who were caught with a significant amount of class 1 drugs.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857299-husband-and-wife-suspected-drug-dealers-caught-by-pattaya-police/

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Armed robbery at East Pattaya Convenience Store



PATTAYA: -- Just before 4am on Sunday a man, armed with a knife, entered a 24 hour convenience store in East Pattaya and forced staff to hand over cash from the tills.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857300-armed-robbery-at-east-pattaya-convenience-store/

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Son of Police Officer attempts suicide during fight with Father in East Pattaya



PATTAYA: -- In the early hours of Saturday the son of a Traffic Police Officer shot himself in the head as he attempted to end his own life at the culmination of a serious fight with his Father.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857301-son-of-police-officer-attempts-suicide-during-fight-with-father-in-east-pattaya/

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4 year old sustains serious injury in food blender accident in South Pattaya



PATTAYA: -- A 4 year old girl has lost her four fingers and thumb on her right hand after it was pulled into a food blender at her family home in South Pattaya on Friday Night.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857302-4-year-old-sustains-serious-injury-in-food-blender-accident-in-south-pattaya/

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Woman robbed at knifepoint at her East Pattaya house



PATTAYA: -- On Saturday afternoon a 55 year old female house owner was confronted by an armed man who forced her to hand over 50,000 Baht’s worth of cash and valuables.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857303-woman-robbed-at-knifepoint-at-her-east-pattaya-house/

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Motorcyclist seriously injured in South Pattaya Road Crash



PATTAYA: -- A motorcyclist who is thought to have jumped a red traffic light, was seriously injured in a road crash early on Saturday Morning close to the Tepprasit Road in South Pattaya.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857304-motorcyclist-seriously-injured-in-south-pattaya-road-crash/

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Ex-drug users now getting high on life in the far Northeast
Mary Bradley
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- AFTER spending more than three months at a state-run drug rehabilitation centre, a 30-year-old man is determined to never use drugs again.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857306-ex-drug-users-now-getting-high-on-life-in-thailands-far-northeast/

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Tourist swept away in river in Nakhon Nayok
The Nation

NAKHON NAYOK: -- A TOURIST has gone missing in a raging river at a famous attraction in Nakhon Nayok.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857307-tourist-swept-away-in-river-in-nakhon-nayok/

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Police looking at charging NDM leaders
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- The authorities recorded the New Democracy Movement's anti-junta protest march from Thammasat University to Democracy Monument on Saturday and police are considering laying charges, Army Chief General Udomdej Sitabutr said yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857308-thai-police-looking-at-charging-ndm-leaders/

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Thailand's chance to boost its place in the world today
Kavi Chongkittavorn
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Each year at this time, Thailand has the opportunity to display its public face for the world to see. The other 192 members of the United Nations will have the same opportunity to present their countries at their best or otherwise.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857309-thailands-chance-to-boost-its-place-in-the-world-today/

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Aircraft centre on AOT agenda
SUCHAT SRITAMA
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- AN aircraft maintenance centre may be built at the Chiang Rai International Airport in the North to cope with the growth in air travel and tourism in Southeast Asia and China, the Airports of Thailand (AOT) said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857310-aircraft-centre-on-aot-agenda/

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Left-wing Syriza wins Greek vote, will form coalition gov't
By ELENA BECATOROS and DEREK GATOPOULOS

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A jubilant Alexis Tsipras vowed to continue fighting for his country's pride and to quickly form a coalition government after his left-wing Syriza party comfortably won Greece's third national vote this year on Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857311-alexis-tsipras-left-wing-syriza-wins-greek-vote-will-form-coalition-govt/

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Pope meets Fidel Castro after warning against ideology
By NICOLE WINFIELD and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN

HAVANA (AP) — Pope Francis met with Fidel Castro on Sunday after urging thousands of Cubans to serve one another and not an ideology, delivering a subtle jab at the communist system during a Mass celebrated under the gaze of an image of Che Guevara in Havana's iconic Revolution Plaza.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857312-pope-francis-meets-fidel-castro/

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Kerry: US to accept 85,000 refugees in 2016, 100,000 in 2017
By KEN DILANIAN

BERLIN (AP) — Scrambling to address a growing Syrian refugee crisis, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Sunday that the United States would significantly increase the number of worldwide migrants it takes in over the next two years, though not by nearly the amount many activists and former officials have urged.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857313-kerry-us-to-accept-85000-refugees-in-2016-100000-in-2017/

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Hacking, China's maritime claims overshadow Xi's US visit
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN

BEIJING (AP) — As Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first state visit to Washington this week, the outlook for relations is decidedly murkier than when he hosted President Barack Obama at their last summit less than a year ago.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857314-hacking-chinas-maritime-claims-overshadow-xis-us-visit/

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New Australian leader doesn't plan constitutional change

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's new Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull has flagged that he is in no hurry to sever the nation's constitutional links to Britain by appointing an Australian president as head of state.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857315-new-australian-leader-malcom-turnbull-doesnt-plan-constitutional-change/

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Republican Carson: Muslim shouldn't be elected president
HOPE YEN, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says Islam is antithetical to the U.S. Constitution, and he doesn't believe that a Muslim should be elected president.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857316-us-republican-carson-muslim-shouldnt-be-elected-president/

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In Europe, Iraqis and Syrians escape Islamists' harsh rule
HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press

MYTILENE, Greece (AP) — Among the tens of thousands fleeing war and despair in the Middle East, one group feels a special relief in reaching Europe: those who have escaped areas ruled by Islamic State extremists and the harsh scrutiny of their religious police.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857318-in-europe-iraqis-and-syrians-escape-islamists-harsh-rule/

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek election winner Tsipras says he will form coalition with Independent Greeks