Family seeks action against Phuket protesters

PHUKET:-- THE family of a man who died after protesters blocked his ambulance while on the way to a Phuket hospital will pursue legal action against the protesters.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863483-family-seeks-action-against-phuket-protesters/

Injured Phuket riot police receive more compensation, arrest warrants requested

PHUKET: Deputy Commander of Royal Thai Police General Chalermkiet Srivorakarn visited Thalang Police Station today (Oct 16) to show his support for the officers injured in last Saturday’s riots.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863482-injured-phuket-riot-police-receive-more-compensation-arrest-warrants-requested/

SEC urges securities firms to avoid cut in fees

BANGKOK:-- The Securities and Exchange Commission is warning securities companies not to offer unusually low trading fees, to avoid intense competition that could hurt the securities industry.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863484-thai-sec-urges-securities-firms-to-avoid-cut-in-fees/

Ombudsmen seek the power to discipline Thai agencies

Kasamakorn Chanwanpen

BANGKOK:-- THE Ombudsmen asked the new charter drafters Friday to give their office the capacity to discipline state agencies that fail to act in accordance with suggestions within 90 days, in the same way as when they violate a Cabinet resolution.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863486-thailand-ombudsmen-seek-the-power-to-discipline-agencies/

US offers continued support for Thailand in fighting human trafficking

BANGKOK, 16 October 2015 (NNT) – A US representative has stated that the US will continue to offer Thailand assistance in the elimination of human trafficking while affirming no sanctions have been imposed against the country despite its Tier 3 status.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863523-us-offers-continued-support-for-thailand-in-fighting-human-trafficking/

Police and DNP officials raided several houses on Koh Samui for illegal wildlife

KOH SAMUI:-- On the 14th of October, police and DNP officials raided several houses on Koh Samui Island after WFFT made again a detailed complaint about the use of illegally obtained gibbons in tourism.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863524-police-and-dnp-officials-raided-several-houses-on-koh-samui-for-illegal-wildlife/

PM’s Office minister inspects dredging project in Lampang

LAMPANG, 16 October 2015 (NNT) – Prime Minister's Office Minister M.L. Panadda Diskul inspected the Huay Saliam Reservoir Dredging Project in Lampang province.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863525-pms-office-minister-inspects-dredging-project-in-lampang/

Private sector to help govt with housing projects for low-income earners

BANGKOK, 16 October 2015 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak, Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong have held discussions with real estate firms to find ways to facilitate the government’s housing projects for low-income earners.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863526-private-sector-to-help-govt-with-housing-projects-for-low-income-earners/

House officials plan to wear black on Monday to protest the NCPO’s order

BANGKOK:-- Parliament officials plan to wear black on Monday to protest against the appointment of an “outsider” to succeed their boss who was removed by the National Council for Peace and Order.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863527-house-officials-plan-to-wear-black-on-monday-to-protest-the-ncpos-order/

Expecting justice, ThaiHealth manager quits over allegations of budget misuse

Pratch Rujivanarom

BANGKOK:-- THE BOARD of the ThaiHealth Promotion Foundation yesterday accepted the resignation of its manager after allegations of budget misuse and conflict of interest.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863528-expecting-justice-thaihealth-manager-quits-over-allegations-of-budget-misuse/

Thai Army Reserve students to educate public on charter, drafting process

BANGKOk:-- THE NATIONAL Council for Peace and Order will use Army Reserve students as a channel that it hopes will help the public get a greater understanding of the draft constitution before it is voted on in a national referendum.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863529-thai-army-reserve-students-to-educate-public-on-charter-drafting-process/

Family to sue rioters for death of patient on way to hospital

BANGKOK:-- THE family of a man who died after protesters blocked his ambulance while on the way to a Phuket hospital will pursue legal action against the protesters.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863483-family-seeks-action-against-phuket-protesters/?p=9973520

Biggest state bond issue to be launched this month

ERICH PARPART

BANGKOK:-- THE Finance Ministry will issue government bonds worth Bt50 billion, the highest ever, with three-year maturity and 3-per-cent interest, to apply to the 2016 fiscal budget deficit of Bt390 billion, while the Government Pension Fund is set to pay back Bt54 billion to retired civil servants.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863531-biggest-state-bond-issue-to-be-launched-this-month/

E-commerce business registrations jump 544% in 10 months

PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI

BANGKOK:-- E-commerce business registrations increased fivefold during the first 10 months of this year, the Commerce Ministry's Business Development Department reported.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863532-thailand-e-commerce-business-registrations-jump-544-in-10-months/

Spike seen in online property searches

BANGKOK:-- THE REAL-ESTATE portal DD property says there was a 29-per-cent rise year on year in online property searches in the first three quarters, while 42 per cent of the searches were for properties worth below Bt3 million.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863533-spike-seen-in-online-thailand-property-searches/

14 Thais die of breast cancer each day

Chuleeporn Aramnet

BANGKOK:-- BREAST cancer is still the number one killer of Thai women with about 14 deaths a day, an expert at Chulabhorn Hospital in Bangkok has said.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863536-14-thais-die-of-breast-cancer-each-day/

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Thai woman charged over murder of Japanese husband

Angsuma Sridokkham

POLICE have charged three people over the murder of an elderly Japanese man at his Angthong home early on Tuesday morning, with the victim's Thai wife the alleged mastermind of the vicious crime.

Source: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863419-thai-wife-held-over-murder-of-japanese-man-in-ang-thong/page-3#entry9973570

Hilltribes probed over possible misuse of land

THE AUTHORITIES are investigating the occupants of land plots in the emerging tourist destination of Phu Tub Berk in Phetchabun to determine whether they have contravened the objectives of the government's project to provide land to hilltribes.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863537-hilltribes-probed-over-possible-misuse-of-land/

Police nab mentally ill who attacked stranger in Bangkok

Angsuma Sridokkam

Visarut Sankham

A mentally ill man has been arrested after beating a stranger in Lat Pharo in Bangkok.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863538-police-nab-mentally-ill-man-who-attacked-stranger-in-bangkok/

Ban on controversial Buddhist monk movie lifted after film re-edited

THE FILM Board has approved the screening of the controversial horror movie "Arbat" after its name was changed to "Apatti" and some of its controversial scenes cut. The movie started screening last night with an 18+ rating.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863539-ban-on-controversial-buddhist-monk-movie-lifted-after-film-re-edited/

Prayut to reduce his media commitments

WASAMON AUDJARINT

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha has assigned his legal and spokesperson teams to face the media more in a bid to avoid further conflicts after it was revealed he will scale back his interviews with reporters.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863540-prayut-to-reduce-his-media-commitments/

Srisuwan called in for 'talk', refuses to drop complaints

SRISUWAN Janya, secretary-general of the Association for the Protection of the Thai Constitution, said yesterday the military asked him to withdraw his ethics complaint against Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and his deputy Wissanu Krea-ngam.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863541-srisuwan-called-in-for-talk-refuses-to-drop-complaints/

Is the 'Arbat' ban a reflection of our double standards?

THAI social media users spent a lot of time this week discussing the ban on the film "Arbat" - and as of late Thursday, a petition on change.org supporting the film had won as many as 100,000 signatures.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863542-buddhist-monk-movie-is-the-arbat-ban-a-reflection-of-our-double-standards/

NACC's 2010 crackdown report expected this year

The National Anti-Corruption Commission expects to wrap up its investigation into the 2010 deadly crackdown on red shirt demonstrators before the terms of some of its commissioners - including its chairman - end at the end of the year.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863543-naccs-2010-crackdown-report-expected-this-year/

‘Gun’ was Just a Box, Angry Driver Protests

BANGKOK — A public van driver insisted today he was pointing a small box at another motorist – not a gun – in a video widely seen since it was uploaded yesterday.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863544-gun-was-just-a-box-angry-bangkok-minivan-driver-protests/

One-Year Reprieve Sought for Saphan Lek Market

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen

Staff Reporter

BANGKOK — A member of the Human Rights Commission today urged Bangkok Gov. Sukhumbhand Paribatra to grant one year for Saphan Lek vendors to relocate and called upon the Minister of Interior to intervene before demolition of the historic market begins Tuesday.

Read mroe: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863545-one-year-reprieve-sought-for-saphan-lek-market/

No Safety Net for Unregulated Ziplines

By Teeranai Charuvastra

Staff Reporter

BANGKOK — Despite their proliferation in recent years, there is little oversight and no regulation of zipline attractions in Chiang Mai province, officials admit, and nearly all of such operations are suspected of encroaching on public land.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863546-no-safety-net-for-unregulated-ziplines/

“Support Assad” T-shirts are latest ‘must have’ fashion in Russia

Russia’s Defence MInistry is whipping up public enthusiasm for the country’s intervention in Syria.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863548-support-assad-t-shirts-are-latest-must-have-fashion-in-russia/

Lockerbie families welcome identification of new Libyan suspects

Families of some of the 270 people killed in the Lockerbie airline bombing have welcomed news that two new Libyan suspects have been identified by Scottish and US investigators.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863550-lockerbie-families-welcome-identification-of-new-libyan-suspects/

Afghan refugee shot dead on Bulgarian – Turkish border

For the first time a refugee attempting to find shelter in Europe has been shot and killed.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/863551-afghan-refugee-shot-dead-on-bulgarian-turkish-border/