Thailand Live Thursday 24 Sep 2015

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FOOTBALL
Nualphan resigns after country's exit
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Thailand women's football team manager Nualphan Lamsam announced her resignation upon her arrival yesterday following the team's elimination from the Olympic second qualifying round in Mandalay, Myanmar.

The Thai women crashed out following their 2-0 loss to old rivals Vietnam in their final match of the roundrobin stage on Tuesday. Coach Nuengruethai Sathongwieng immediately announced her decision to resign from the national post after the match, while Nualphan remained noncommittal as to whether to continue in her role.

However, Nualphan told reporters at a conference held at Don Muang airport shortly after the team's arrival from Myanmar yesterday that she decided to quit, citing her health as the main reason behind her resignation.

While confirming that there was no rift between herself and anyone at the Football Association of Thailand, the 49-year-old Nualphan voiced her concerns about the plight of the national team players, many of whom are only amateur players.

"They [the girls] are still in shock as when they learnt about my decision. But, I'll continue looking after them. If there is no tournament, the players would not earn any money and many of them have burden of taking care of their families.

"I'm really concerned with the future of these players, especially those aged 27-28 who should have a permanent job," said Nualphan, who helped the country reach their first ever World Cup finals in Canada earlier this year.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/sports/Nualphan-resigns-after-countrys-exit-30269427.html


-- The Nation 2015-09-24

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THAI-US RELATIONS
New US ambassador to Thailand takes office
THE NATION


New United States ambassador to Thailand, Glyn Townsend Davies, greets staff at the US Embassy in Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- The new United States ambassador to Thailand, Glyn Townsend Davies, officially took office yesterday, almost 10 months after the post became vacant.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857855-the-new-us-ambassador-to-thailand-arrives-in-bangkok/page-2?p=9889596#entry9889596

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POLITICS
Abhisit advises PM to be cautious in his speech in NY
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- FORMER PREMIER Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday warned Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to be careful about what he says while attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857940-abhisit-warns-prayut-to-mind-words/#entry9889600

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ERAWAN ATTACK
Malaysia probes Uighur suspects' link to bombing
AGENCIES
The Nation



Collaborating with Thai police to capture more suspects related to case

BANGKOK: -- MALAYSIAN police have arrested four men belonging to the Uighur ethnic minority and are conducting further investigations to find out if they were involved in the deadly Erawan Shrine bombing in Bangkok last month.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857975-bangkok-bombers-not-arrested-in-malaysia-deputy-police-chief-rules/#entry9889604

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IUU
No extension for deadlines: EU

BANGKOK: -- The European Commission has dismissed as "without foundation" a claim that Thailand has been given more time by the European Union to tackle illegal fishing practices or IUU, reported Eureporter online on Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858022-no-extension-for-fishing-deadlines-eu/

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SOUTH CRISIS
Pattani woman restaurateur prevents bomb attack
The Nation


Police inspect a spot in front of Saithong Restaurant in Pattani

PATTANI: -- A 60-year-old woman cleared a bomb from out of her restaurant in Pattani's Yaring district on Tuesday night. The bomb went off later without causing any casualties.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858023-pattani-woman-restaurateur-prevents-bomb-attack/

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AIRLINE
6 airlines from three countries on Korea's safety concern list
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Six foreign airlines from three countries, including Thailand, operating in South Korea are classified as having safety concerns, according to Yonhap news agency.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857852-thai-airlines-in-safety-concern-list/page-2#entry9889619

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RICE PRICE
Rice traders under watch over price-dumping
Petchanet Pratruangkrai
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Commerce Ministry's Foreign Trade Department is closely inspecting rice traders after detecting a dubious sales practice.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858024-thai-rice-traders-under-watch-over-price-dumping/

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Man nabbed for robbing grave to make amulet
The Nation

BANGKOK: - A so-called shaman was arrested yesterday shortly after the Udon Thani Provincial Court approved arrest warrants for two shamans who allegedly stole a skull from a graveyard for amulet-making.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858025-thai-man-nabbed-for-robbing-grave-to-make-amulet/

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Medical Council to investigate patient's death
Chularat Saengpassa
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- THE MEDICAL Council will today summon three doctors from two hospitals for questioning as part of its investigation into the death of a heart-disease patient.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858026-thai-medical-council-to-investigate-patients-death/

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'Tax reform key to making Thailand a welfare state'
Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation

Experts believe country has potential to cover basic needs at reasonable cost

BANGKOK: -- A REFORMED tax-collection system and strong social-democratic political groups are needed in order to make the country a welfare state, experts said yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858027-tax-reform-key-to-making-thailand-a-welfare-state/

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Students to spend less time in class from next semester
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- IN THE upcoming semester, the number of class hours will be significantly reduced at nearly 3,000 schools across the country.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858028-students-to-spend-less-time-in-class-from-next-semester/

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Chitpas arrest warrant voided: DSI
THE NATION


Chitpas

BANGKOK: -- THE DEPARTMENT of Special Investigations (DSI) yesterday denied cancelling the arrest warrant for sedition charges against Chitpas Tant Kridakon, a former core member of the People's Democratic Reform Committee and now a police force applicant.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858029-chitpas-arrest-warrant-voided-dsi/

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Wissanu still wants Meechai to head CDC
THE NATION


Meechai

TEAM OUTLINES REASONS WHY THE NRC REJECTED CHARTER DRAFT

BANGKOK: -- DEPUTY PRIME Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said yesterday that he would try to persuade former Senate Speaker Meechai Ruchuphan to head the new Constitution Drafting Committee.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858030-wissanu-still-wants-meechai-to-head-cdc/

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BURNING ISSUE
Chief of the new CDC expected to toe the NCPO line
ATTAYUTH BOOTSRIPOOM

BANGKOK: -- AFTER his return from a United Nations General Assembly meeting in the United States, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will sign an order appointing members of a new constitution drafting committee (CDC).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858031-chief-of-the-new-cdc-expected-to-toe-the-ncpo-line/

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Kasit parts ways with Suthep's Foreign Affairs group over charter support
THE NATION


Kasit

BANGKOK: -- KASIT PIROMYA, chief of the Foreign Affairs working group of the People's Democratic Reform Foundation (PDRF), confirmed yesterday that he had resigned from the foundation after a difference of opinion.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858033-kasit-parts-ways-with-sutheps-foreign-affairs-group-over-charter-support/

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EDITORIAL
US Republicans shamefully shred the constitution
The Nation

Castigating Islam has become a vote-getter for the American Right. Should it become government policy, the world's troubles will only worsen

BANGKOK: -- The way Islam and American Muslims have been treated in the current US presidential race is deeply disturbing. Opinions nurtured and policies formulated in the run-up to the election just over a year from now are bound to have a far-reaching impact both within the United States and across the world.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858034-us-republicans-shamefully-shred-the-constitution/

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Police spokesman confirms bombings are not act of terrorism



BANGKOK: -- The police spokesman told members of the diplomatic corp and international organizations in Thailand that the bombings at Erawan Shrine and Sathon pier on August 17-18 were definitely not acts of terrorism.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858037-police-spokesman-confirms-bangkok-bombings-are-not-act-of-terrorism/

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Tha Chang and Tha Prachan vendors face eviction from city administration



BANGKOK: -- Over 300 pavement vendors who have been doing business on the sidewalks from Tha Chang pier to Tha Prachan pier will be evicted starting on October 12 by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858038-tha-chang-and-tha-prachan-vendors-face-eviction-from-bangkok-administration/

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Panel to be set up to find out why the draft charter was voted down



BANGKOK: -- An ad hoc panel has been set up to find out why the draft constitution crafted by the Constitution Drafting Committee headed by Dr Bowornsak Uwanno was voted down by the National Reform Council.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858039-panel-to-be-set-up-to-find-out-why-the-draft-thai-charter-was-voted-down/

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Rules on Phuket university booze ban unveiled
Saroj Kueprasertkij


Students hold up one of the new 'no alcohol' signs. Photo: Tanyaluck Sakoot

PHUKET: -- Details of exactly how the much-hyped outright booze ban “near” educational institutions will be enforced in Phuket were made clear this week after law-enforcement agencies and local business owners signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch the “Campus Free Zone” campaign.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858040-rules-on-phuket-university-booze-ban-unveiled/

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Phuket residents to face water-supply shutoffs for eight days
The Phuket News


Water supply in the affected area will be shut off daily until next Wednesday (Sept 30).

PHUKET: -- Water supply to homes and businesses from Baan Sapam School to Bang Khu Intersection were shut off today (Sept 23) as waterworks teams started moving supply pipes away from the site of the new underpass to be excavated at the busy junction.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858041-phuket-residents-to-face-water-supply-shutoffs-for-eight-days/

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British Man Found Guilty of Plotting to Kill British Royals

LONDON – Mark Colborne whom the British Press deemed the “Ginger Extremist” fantasized about assassinating Prince Charles so his red-haired son Harry might become king one day has been found guilty of plotting a terrorist attack.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858042-british-man-found-guilty-of-plotting-to-kill-british-royals/

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Volkswagen CEO steps down, takes responsibility for scandal
By GEIR MOULSON and PAN PYLAS

BERLIN (AP) — Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned Wednesday, days after admitting that the world's top-selling carmaker had rigged diesel emissions to pass U.S. tests during his tenure.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858043-volkswagen-ceo-winterkorn-steps-down-takes-responsibility-for-scandal/

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2 Al-Jazeera journalists pardoned, released in Egypt
By HAMZA HENDAWI

CAIRO (AP) — President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi pardoned and released two Al-Jazeera English journalists Wednesday, ending a case that was widely condemned by human rights groups and had raised questions about Egypt's commitment to democracy and free speech.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/857963-egypt-president-pardons-2-journalists-for-al-jazeera-english/

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Pope canonizes 18th-century missionary; not everyone happy
By BEN NUCKOLS

WASHINGTON (AP) — An 18th-century missionary who brought Catholicism to the American West Coast was elevated to sainthood Wednesday by Pope Francis in the first canonization on U.S. soil.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858044-pope-canonizes-18th-century-missionary;-not-everyone-happy/

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Russia exhumes bones of murdered Tsar Nicholas and wife

MOSCOW: -- Russian investigators have exhumed the remains of the last tsar and his wife, as they re-examine the 1918 murder of the imperial family.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858045-russia-exhumes-bones-of-murdered-tsar-nicholas-and-wife/

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Deeply-divided EU holds emergency summit on migrant crisis
By MIKE CORDER and LORNE COOK

BRUSSELS (AP) — The migrant crisis overwhelming the European Union tugged at the very fabric of the 28-nation bloc Wednesday with bitter divisions casting a shadow over an emergency summit aimed at staunching the flow of asylum-seekers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858046-deeply-divided-eu-holds-emergency-summit-on-migrant-crisis/

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Facebook privacy campaign advances after EU court opinion
By Leo Kelion

LONDON: -- A privacy campaigner has scored a legal victory that could bolster his attempts to prevent Facebook from being able to pass EU citizens' data to the US authorities.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858049-facebook-privacy-campaign-advances-after-eu-court-opinion/

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Xi says 'without reform' no progress for business in China
GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press
PHUONG LE, Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday addressed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, billionaire investor Warren Buffett and other top American and Chinese business leaders, vowing that his country would work to remove barriers to foreign investment and improve intellectual property protections.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858050-xi-says-without-reform-no-progress-for-business-in-china/