Muay Thai Recognized Globally, Drives Economy

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Health Ministry launches campaign to reduce sugar consumption among Thais

BANGKOK: -- The Ministry of Public Health has sought cooperation from sugar producers to reduce the size of sugar packs from six grammes to four grammes per pack in a bid to reduce sugar consumption among Thais, said Public Health Minister Dr Piyasakol Sakolsattayathorn on Tuesday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859291-health-ministry-launches-campaign-to-reduce-sugar-consumption-among-thais/

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Spinster Suckers Senior Saps with Sex Scam, Police Say

By Khaosod Eng.

Suspect Pattana Kruengkam, 46, is accused of luring lustful old men into sexual liaisons that consisted only of her stealing their stuff, some of which she is accused of selling at this Chiang Mai gold shop where police said she is seen in this CCTV image.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859290-spinster-suckers-senior-saps-with-sex-scam-police-say/

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Redshirt Leaders Doubt Alleged Bombing Link
By Khaosod English


Bangkok metro police chief Sriwarah Rangsipramnakul claps as deputy police chief Chakthip Chaijinda receives a 3 million-baht cash reward from police chief Somyot Pumpanmuang for 'solving' the Erawan Shrine bombing case yesterday at a news conference in Bangkok.

BANGKOK — Top Redshirt activists have urged the national police commander to be careful with allegations a radical Redshirt had a role in engineering the bomb attack that killed 20 people in Bangkok last month.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859315-redshirt-leaders-doubt-alleged-bombing-link/

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ERAWAN BOMB BLAST
Red-shirt anger over political link to blast
THE NATION


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Police chief tones down claim after criticism; lawyer doubt

BANGKOK: -- A CONCLUSION reached by police concerning the prime suspect in the deadly Erawan Shrine blast and the implication that domestic political conflicts may have been behind the attack were vehemently questioned yesterday, while the country's police chief seemed to back off from the latter assertion.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859315-redshirt-leaders-doubt-alleged-bombing-link/#entry9910605

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RICE-PLEDGING SCHEME
Cornered Yingluck fights back
THE NATION



Former PM sues attorney general, three others for abuse of authority

BANGKOK: -- FORMER PRIME minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday filed a lawsuit against Attorney-General Trakul Winitnaiyapak and three other prosecutors for alleged abuse of authority and mishandling the case against her over the rice-pledging scheme, her government's flagship policy that is estimated to have cost the state up to Bt600 billion in damages.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859139-yinglucks-lawyer-complains-civil-case-was-rushed-against-her/page-2?p=9910615#entry9910615

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INTERNET GATEWAY
'Single gateway' only for regulatory oversight: Prajin
USANEE MONGKOLPORN,
ASINA PORNWASIN
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- GOVERNMENT ministers have defended their review of Thailand's Internet gateways. Uttama Savanayana, the Information and Commun-ication Technology Minister, said there were "multiple gateways" and not a single gateway - and the latter idea was merely being studied.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859226-single-gateway-for-internet-still-under-study-thai-minister-says/#entry9910621

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ELECTION COMMISSION
Election body keen to retain power to oust poll cheats
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- THE ELECTION Commission will try to ensure that it can still hand out 'yellow' and 'red cards' to candidates who commit fraud under the new constitution, but says it will wait to see what moves the new charter drafters make before pushing for other powers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859316-thai-election-body-keen-to-retain-power-to-oust-poll-cheats/

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POLICE
Out-of-control cop to feel full weight of the law
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- A Samut Sakhon-based police officer who allegedly joined his friends in beating up a taxi driver near Bangkok's Royal City Avenue on Monday morning will face disciplinary charges as well as criminal code charges, national police chief Pol General Somyot Poompunmuang said yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859317-out-of-control-thai-cop-to-feel-full-weight-of-the-law/

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MACROECONOMIC
Political risks could outweigh external effects on Thai economy, S&P expert says
Sirivish Toomgum
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Political risks, including the delay in completing the new constitution, could overshadow external risks facing Thailand, according to Kimeng Tan, senior director of sovereign and international public finance ratings, Asia-Pacific, of Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859318-political-risks-could-outweigh-external-effects-on-thai-economy-s-p-expert-says/

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BRAND
Study ranks top 'power brands' in Thailand
Watchiranont Thongtep
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- Toyota, Dutch Mill, KFC, Kasikornbank and Dtac are ranked as the country's most powerful brands this year among their sectors, according to a brand equity study by Millward Brown.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859319-study-ranks-top-power-brands-in-thailand/

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MALL INVESTMENT
Malls add to retail space
Pichaya Changsorn
The Nation


Manamgent of the 10 members of the Thai Shopping Centre Association will spend Bt103 billion to grow their shopping-mall space from 12 million square metres this year to 14 million square metres by 2017.

BANGKOK: -- Shopping-mall developers are spending Bt150 billion from this year to 2017 to expand their retail space from 18 million square metres to 21 million square metres in three years.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859320-malls-add-to-retail-space/

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Frail British man helped by Pattaya Rescue Service

PATTAYA: -- On Monday Night. Pattaya Rescue Workers were called to the front of a condominium in North Pattaya by Security Guards who noticed a confused and potentially injured British man wandering the streets.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859323-frail-british-man-helped-by-pattaya-rescue-service/

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1 Million Baht burglary at East Pattaya Village



PATTAYA: -- A Safe containing 1 Million Baht’s worth of valuables was stolen from a house in East Pattaya just before 7pm on Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859324-1-million-baht-burglary-at-east-pattaya-village/

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Probe complete in Rohingya case
SOMCHAI SAMART
THE NATION


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Police to hand it over to public prosecutors

BANGKOK: -- POLICE WILL today submit the human trafficking investigation case involving Rohingya and other migrants to the public prosecutor at Songkhla's Nathawee Provincial Court.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859326-probe-complete-in-rohingya-case/

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Result of Chuwong share transfer probe next week
THE NATION


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BANGKOK: -- THE INVESTIGATION into the share transfer and document-forgery case of the late tycoon Chuwong Saetang will be submitted to the public prosecutor by October 10, Crime Suppression Division (CSD) commander Akkaradech Pimolsri said yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859327-result-of-chuwong-share-transfer-probe-next-week/

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Draft law 'will help' reduce teen pregnancies
VISARUT SANKHAM
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- A NEW draft law will help reduce teenage pregnancies and help girls who have become young mothers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859328-draft-law-will-help-reduce-teen-pregnancies/

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BURNING ISSUE
PM in New York: Some reflected glory, some casual meets
SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEE
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wrapped up his first mission to the United Nations General Assembly today but cannot claim any achievement in terms of international recognition from the foreign community after the trip.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859329-pm-in-new-york-some-reflected-glory-some-casual-meets/

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More economic self-reliance key to happiness, says Prayut
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- GREATER economic self-reliance will help Thailand become a Land of Smiles again, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has said, in the government's latest newsletter distributed to the public. The letter penned by Prayut, entitled "From the Heart of the Prime Minister", urged Thais to become more self-reliant economically.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859330-more-economic-self-reliance-key-to-happiness-says-prayut/

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STOPPAGE TIME
Prayut, Thaksin and the UN (which is nobody's daddy)
Tulsathit Taptim
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- It's debatable as to which of the two has more respect for the United Nations. The following dialogue between Prayut Chan-o-cha and Thaksin Shinawatra, which I obviously thought up, is not intended to shed light on that. The United Nations, however, has become a common focus for both. Whether the two men have ever talked - or will ever talk to each other - about the world body, we will never know. All I can say is that what you are about to read is based on a true story.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859331-prayut-thaksin-and-the-un-which-is-nobodys-daddy/

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EDITORIAL
Safe sex: A little help from Mum and Dad, please
The Nation

If teen pregnancies are the casualties on the battlefield of growing up, it's parents who hold the arsenal to prevent them

BANGKOK: -- A mother who finds a condom in her teenage daughter's purse is apt to react with shock, anger and dismay, but she could just as easily feel relieved that her child is at least protected from the likelihood of a pregnancy occurring far too early in life.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859332-safe-sex-a-little-help-from-mum-and-dad-please/

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Persecuting the peacemakers: A dismal tale from the South
Don Pathan
Special to The Nation

The systematic harassment of men like Artef Sohko has shut down grass-roots activism and blocked the path to lasting peace in this contested region

BANGKOK: -- Artef Sohko says he is fed up with being constantly harassed by unnamed government or pro-government entities, but he's not sure what he can do about it.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859333-persecuting-the-peacemakers-a-dismal-tale-from-the-thai-south/

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Phuket search recovers body of man swept out to sea
Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- Rescue workers today (Sept 29) found and recovered the body of the missing 25-year-old Phisanulok man who was swept out to sea while fishing at Saikaew Beach in Mai Khao yesterday (Sept 28).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859335-phuket-search-recovers-body-of-man-swept-out-to-sea/

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Somkid tells Thais not to be too worried with export contraction



BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak told the Thai people not to be panic with the negative export figures to the point of losing confidence in the state of the economy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859336-somkid-tells-thais-not-to-be-too-worried-with-export-contraction/

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Ministry committed to maintaining vaccine reserves
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- THAILAND HAS enough vaccines on hand for emergency situations, especially during an outbreak, as the country aims to produce its own supplies and join other Asean countries in exchanging knowledge for the health security of the region.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859337-thai-ministry-committed-to-maintaining-vaccine-reserves/

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Teen's plea for Teen's plea for Wellington dad Andrew Missen, missing in Thailand


Andrew Missen hasn't been heard from in 10 days.

WELLINGTON: -- The teen daughter of a Wellington man missing in Thailand is pleading for help to find him.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859338-new-zealand-man-missing-in-thailand-after-trip-to-koh-samui/

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Putin seeks international cooperation to resolve conflict in Syria



NEW YORK: -- The Kremlin is evaluating whether to join the US, Britain and France in the air campaign against ISIL in Syria.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859341-putin-seeks-international-cooperation-to-resolve-conflict-in-syria/

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Refugees heading to Europe? I’d do the same, says EU Commissioner



BRUSSELS: -- EU Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans has been recounting his experience of meeting migrants and discussing their plight.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859342-refugees-heading-to-europe-id-do-the-same-says-eu-commissioner/

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Edward Snowden signs up to Twitter



PARIS: -- Fugitive US intelligence worker Edward Snowden has signed up to Twitter from exile in Russia.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859344-edward-snowden-signs-up-to-twitter/

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Defeating ISIL only possible with change of Syrian leader says US President Barack Obama



NEW YORK: -- Countering ISIL and violent terrorism was the title of a gathering of world leaders chaired by US President Barack Obama.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859345-defeating-isil-only-possible-with-change-of-syrian-leader-says-us-president-barack-obama/

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Focus softens on Ukraine after speeches at the United Nations



NEW YORK: -- Ukraine President Petro Poreshenko in his speech at the United Nations assailed Moscow for what he called its “brutal aggression” in the east of the country.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859346-focus-softens-on-ukraine-after-speeches-at-the-united-nations/