Thailand Live Sunday 1st November 2015

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NLA to continue impeachment of former education minister Nov 5

BANGKOK, 1 November 2015 (NNT) - The National Legislative Assembly is scheduled to continue the impeachment procedure against a former education minister this week.

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867325-nla-to-continue-impeachment-of-former-education-minister-nov-5/

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Irish man, 67, hospitalised after speeding smash into speed-limit sign on Patong-Kamala hill

PHUKET: A 67-year-old Irish man was said to be 'dazed' when pulled from a wrecked black Honda Jazz that he had smashed into a speed-limit sign on the hill between Kamala and Patong early this morning.

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867327-irish-man-67-hospitalised-after-speeding-smash-into-speed-limit-sign-on-patong-kamala-hill/?p=10027853

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Panthongtae shows white shirt

BANGKOK: Panthongtae Shinawatra, the son of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatras, Sunday posted his picture wearing white shirt on his Instagram wall.

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867330-panthongtae-shows-white-shirt/

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Thaksin posts photo wearing red

BANGKOK: Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra posted his photo wearing a red shirt on his Instagram wall Sunday.

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867333-thaksin-posts-photo-wearing-red/

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BREAKING

Official: 4 dead in hotel attack in Somalia

ABDI GULED, Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least four people were killed when Islamic extremists attacked a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, a police official said Sunday.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867335-official-4-dead-in-hotel-attack-in-somalia/

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Majority supports Prayut's "close country" remark: Poll

BANGKOK: A majority of Thais, 55.07 per cent, supported Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha's remark: "If the country remains unstable, (National Centre for Peace and Order - NCPO) will stay on, even this means (we have to) close the country", according to Dusit Poll.

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867336-majority-supports-prayuts-close-country-remark-poll/

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Cash strapped Thai TV off air

BANGKOK, 1 November 2015 (NNT) -The “Thai TV” digital TV channel has terminated its broadcast while the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) has confirmed it did not ordered the channel off the air. The commission will meet on Monday to discuss the matter.

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867346-cash-strapped-thai-tv-off-air/

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CDC gives EC more power to issue yellow card both before and after election result announcement

BANGKOK, 1 November 2015 (NNT) - The Constitution Drafting Committee has given the Election Commission the power to issue yellow cards to any candidate guilty of election law violation not only after the official poll results are announced.

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867347-cdc-gives-ec-more-power-to-issue-yellow-card-both-before-and-after-election-result-announcement/

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Thai film wins award at Japan festival

BANGKOK: EIGHT YEARS of hardship finally bore fruit when Pimpaka Towira's "The Island Funeral" won the Asian Future Film Award at the prestigious Tokyo International Film Festival.

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867348-thai-film-wins-award-at-japan-festival/

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Foreign community understands govt's cause: spokesman

BANGKOK: The junta has won greater recognition in international community as government stability is no longer cited as an obstacle in future cooperation, said deputy government spokesman Werachon Sukondhapatipak.

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867350-foreign-community-understands-govts-cause-spokesman/

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Fishermen claim one unidentified ship responsible for discharging oil into the sea off Mae Klong estuary

HUA HIN: A ship of between 3,000-4,000 deadweight tonnage was spotted of deliberately discharging oil into the sea off the Mae Klong river estuary in Samut Sakhon province in mid-October, fishermen told Thai PBS.

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867353-fishermen-claim-one-unidentified-ship-responsible-for-discharging-oil-into-the-sea-off-mae-klong-est/

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Yingluck is politically victimised: Boonsong

BANGKOK: The exercise of Article 44 to protect all officials and organisations involved in the rice-pledging scheme is a proof that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and the scheme are political victims, said former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom.

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867356-yingluck-is-politically-victimised-boonsong/

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Pattaya City celebrates Halloween

PATTAYA: It is known as the scariest night of the year and Halloween 2015 in Pattaya did not disappoint with ghosts and ghouls roaming the streets until the early hours of the morning.

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867358-pattaya-city-celebrates-halloween/?p=10028716

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Guns and Drugs seized from Thai-Middle Eastern Man

PATTAYA: Banglamung Police arrested a mixed-race Thai-Middle Eastern man in the early hours of Sunday, who was caught in possession of class 1 drugs. A search of his rented room uncovered a stash of illegal firearms.

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867360-guns-and-drugs-seized-from-thai-middle-eastern-man/?p=10028751

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Pattaya Rescue Workers clash with Pattaya Police Officer during call-out

PATTAYA: A group of 30 Pattaya Rescue Volunteers, supported by the Chairman of the Rescue Foundation, made a complaint at Pattaya Police Station early on Sunday Morning following an angry incident which occurred between a group of rescue workers and a Pattaya Police Officer.

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867362-pattaya-rescue-workers-clash-with-pattaya-police-officer-during-call-out/

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Prayut to visit Ubon Ratchathani

ISAAN: Ubon Ratchathani Governor Somsak Jangtrakul said that Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha would visit the province on November 12.
He would visit two districts that have witnessed constant drought. The village fund allocation would also be on the agenda.

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867365-prayut-to-visit-ubon-ratchathani/

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NBTC does not order blackout of Thai TV

BANGKOK: The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has denied it has ever ordered Thai TV digital Television station to stop broadcasting or the company’s failure to pay the second instalment of the license fees.

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867346-cash-strapped-thai-tv-off-air/?p=10028893

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Thailand Live Monday 2 Nov 2015

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