Thailand Live Monday 5 Oct 2015

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Trang province to organize Global Hand Washing Day

TRANG, 5 October 2015 (NNT) - Trang province will organize an annual activity called Global Hand Washing Day on 15th October.

Dr. Witoon Luangdilok, chief of Trang Provincial Public Health Office, said the Global Hand Washing Day, originally launched by the United Nations General Assembly, will see children at schools and those at hospitals, temples and other public places throughout the southern province wash their hands that day.

That mass activity is designed to promote hygienic awareness and set a good example for the global population to wash their hands with soap and water which is a cheap and effective way in preventing infectious diseases.


-- NNT 2015-10-05

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Police to restore organizational image from bribing accusations

BANGKOK, 5 October 2015 (NNT) – The Royal Thai Police will be revamping its organizational image to clear accusations of bribes and fines, the police chief says.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860572-thai-police-to-restore-organizational-image-from-bribing-accusations/

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Public health ministry warns of dengue fever spread

BANGKOK, 5 October 2015 (NNT) - Permanent Secretary for Public Health M.D.Sophon Mekthon has warned those who have a high fever in the rainy season to be cautious since they might have been infected with dengue fever.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860573-thai-health-ministry-warns-of-dengue-fever-spread/

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SURVEY:

Is the rising anger in the NE likely to erupt into political violence?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860522-survey-is-the-rising-anger-in-the-ne-likely-to-erupt-into-political-violence/

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Angry farmers defy drought warnings, plant dry season rice
Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation
Phitsanulok



Urge govt to be more generous with aid

BANGKOK: -- FARMERS are growing a dry season rice crop - despite authorities' warnings - and have urged the government to come up with concrete policies to help rice growers during the dry season.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860575-angry-thai-farmers-defy-drought-warnings-plant-dry-season-rice/

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Internet experts suggest better alternatives to 'single gateway'
ASINA PORNWASIN
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- THE "single gateway" idea touted by the government is neither an effective tool to prevent cyber-attacks nor a good way of blocking websites that insult the monarchy, academics and Internet experts warned yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860576-internet-experts-suggest-better-alternatives-to-single-gateway/

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Junta's fury over Thai Rath cartoon
Jitraporn Senwong, Wasamon Audjarint
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Political cartoonist Sakda Sae-Iew, aka Sia, will be sued if he continues to publish work that distorts the truth, he was told yesterday by the National Council for Peace an Order (NCPO).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860577-ncpos-fury-over-thai-rath-cartoon/

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Locals fear slow poisoning from mine
Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation



Central north residents say a new mine may destroy mango farms, pollute water

BANGKOK: -- THERE have been claims that residents in Noen Maprang district in Phitsanulok will slowly breathe in toxins such as heavy metal cyanide, which will contaminate their food basket if a gold mine is allowed to operate there.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860578-phitsanulok-locals-fear-slow-poisoning-from-mine/

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Russian commits suicide behind Pattaya Temple



PATTAYA: -- A 54 year old Russian who was given shelter at a Pattaya Temple as he was homeless and broke, appears to have committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860579-russian-commits-suicide-behind-pattaya-temple/

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Norwegian injured as he traps leg in metal grill outside of Jomtien Hotel



PATTAYA: -- On Sunday Morning medics were called to the front of a Hotel in Jomtien following reports of a foreign man whose leg had fallen through a metal grill covering a storm drain.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860580-norwegian-injured-as-he-traps-leg-in-metal-grill-outside-of-jomtien-hotel/

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Govt tells rice farmers to choose another crop
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The government has called on farmers across the country to grow plants that require less water than rice amid the ongoing risk of drought.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860581-thai-govt-tells-rice-farmers-to-choose-another-crop/

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Officials check workers' camps in Sa Kaew for bomb suspect
Jessada Jantarak,
Chatchawan Sopapan
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- OFFICIALS conducted surprise raids in camps for construction workers in the border province of Sa Kaew yesterday in a bid to track down a key suspect wanted for the recent Bangkok bombings.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860582-officials-check-workers-camps-in-sa-kaew-for-bomb-suspect/

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Temple wall in Nonthaburi collapses
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- THE wall of a temple in Nonthaburi's Pak Kret district collapsed after heavy rains caused soil subsidence, Pak Kret district chief Wisit Puangpet said yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860583-temple-wall-in-nonthaburi-collapses/

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Intelligence officer and friend gunned down in South
The Nation

YALA: -- ARMED men opened fire on a pickup in Yala's Raman district on Saturday night, killing an intelligence officer with the 15th Infantry Division and his friend, police said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860584-intelligence-officer-and-friend-gunned-down-in-yala/

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Forest fire haze covers several provinces in South, but health officials say level is 'safe'
The Nation



SONGKHLA: -- HAZE from forest fires in Sumatra is blanketing several provinces in the South, but air pollution levels are still under the safety limit, according to the 16th Regional Environment Office in Songkhla.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860585-forest-fire-haze-covers-several-thai-provinces-in-south-but-health-officials-say-level-is-safe/

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5 changes in NCPO reshuffle
Jitraporn SenwongKasamakorn Chanwanpen
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) said goodbye to five of its members on Saturday as part of its restructuring, but it also welcomed five new faces to take their places.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860586-5-changes-in-ncpo-reshuffle/

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Govt eyeing BBC Thai over 'negative' Prayut report
Wasamon Audjarint
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- THE government is considering requesting a sit-down with BBC Thai to discuss an online article it published that referred to a photograph of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and US President Barack Obama shaking hands at a UN meeting in New York last week.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860587-thai-govt-eyeing-bbc-thai-over-negative-prayut-report/

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Meechai expected to reveal stance on new charter drafting team today
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- TALKS between Meechai Ruchupan and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on whether the former accepts an offer to become chairman of the new charter drafting committee may centre on an amendment to the interim charter, said prominent political observer Suriyasai Katasila.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860164-meechai-to-reveal-cdc-decision-on-monday/#entry9928229

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PERSONALITY
Sansern: back working hard after his heart operation
Wasamon Audjarint
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- GOVERNMENT spokesperson Maj-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd was busy poring over a pile of documents when The Nation visited him at his office at Government House.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860588-sansern-back-working-hard-after-his-heart-operation/

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No time to waste in rebuilding Thai-US ties
Kavi Chongkittavorn
The Nation
Washington

WASHINGTON: -- THE Thai ambassador to Washington, Pisan Manawapat, said he will not waste a minute rebuilding Thailand's badly bruised relationship with the United States, especially since his counterpart, Glyn Davies, is on the ground back home.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860589-no-time-to-waste-in-rebuilding-thai-us-ties/

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Twists and Turns in Thailand's Bombing Case
By Joshua Kurlantzick

Thai authorities claim progress, but many observers are dubious

BANGKOK: -- More than a month after the deadly bombing at central Bangkok’s Erawan shrine, the Thai authorities have made two arrests in the case, and issued at least seventeen arrest warrants overall. On Monday, the Thai police announced that one of the men in custody was the person caught on closed circuit television on the day of the bombing in August—the man who appeared to be leaving a bomb at the shrine. But some Thai commentators remain doubtful that the government has gotten closer to actually solving the case.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860590-twists-and-turns-in-thailands-bombing-case/

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LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Portuguese government wins re-election despite austerity policies opposed across Europe

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Thai Rath cartoonist summoned for attitude adjustment



BANGKOK: -- Thai Rath’s political cartoonist Sakda “Sia” sae Aew was on Sunday “Invited” by the National Council for Peace and Order to the army headquarter for an “attitude adjustment” meeting.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860577-ncpos-fury-over-thai-rath-cartoon/#entry9928250

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Thai teachers to learn from the best
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The battle to reform Thailand's education system will continue with the staging of EDUCA 2015 at Impact Muang Thong Thani this month.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860591-thai-teachers-to-learn-from-the-best/

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The weak links in reform efforts
Chularat Saengpassa
The Nation



Leading educator says executives and politicians in the sector don't know what they're doing

BANGKOK: -- EDUCATION executives and politicians have impeded Thailand's education reform, a leading educator has said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860592-the-weak-links-in-thailands-education-reform-efforts/

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Tesco Lotus opens centre in South
KWANCHAI RUNGFAPAISARN
THE NATION
SURAT THANI



NEW DISTRIBUTION FACILITY IN SURAT THANI TO SERVE 200 OUTLETS AND LIFT LOCAL ECONOMY

SURAT THANI: -- Tesco Lotus has opened a regional distribution centre in Surat Thani, it's second in the country, to serve more than 200 Tesco Lotus hypermarkets and Express stores in the South.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860593-tesco-lotus-opens-centre-in-south/

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Russian air strike hits terrorist training camp in Syria, say defence officials



MOSCOW: -- Russia says it’s struck ten more ISIL targets in Syria, after vowing to step up its aerial bombardment

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860594-russian-air-strike-hits-terrorist-training-camp-in-syria-say-defence-officials/

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Flash floods in France leave a trail of death and destruction



CANNES: -- France has been left in shock after the deaths of at least 16 people in flash floods on the Riviera coast.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860470-flash-floods-on-french-riviera-kill-at-least-13/#entry9928285

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Thousands attend funeral ceremony in Tehran for Hajj crush victims



TEHRAN: -- Thousands of mourners have attended a funeral ceremony in Tehran for Iranian pilgrims killed in the Hajj disaster in Saudi Arabia.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860597-thousands-attend-funeral-ceremony-in-tehran-for-hajj-crush-victims/

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Palestinians barred from visiting Jerusalem’s Old City amid tension



JERUSALEM: -- Palestinians are being barred from visiting Jerusalem’s Old City amid a spate of deadly violence.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860598-palestinians-barred-from-visiting-jerusalems-old-city-amid-tension/