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Chiang Mai Airport to deploy clean-up crews for floating lanterns

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CHIANG MAI, 20 November 2015 (NNT) - Chiang Mai Airport has instructed its ground staff to be on the lookout for floating lanterns and remove any that have found their way to the tarmac.

Chiang Mai International Airport has warned its staff to watch for floating lanterns that fall in and around the airport during the Loy Krathong Festival. Clean-up crews will be deployed around the clock from November 20.

Grounds inspections will be stepped up from four times per day to 10 times per day, to ensure that the airport's apron and runways remain clear of obstructions.

During last year's Loy Krathong Festival, the airport recorded 142 floating lanterns on its premises, and expects similar numbers during this year's celebrations.

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Princess Soamsawali opens Asean Puppet Lantern Festival

BANGKOK, 20 November 2015 - Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali yesterday inaugurated the ASEAN Puppet Lantern Festival at Siam Park City on the outskirts of Bangkok.


The ASEAN Puppet Lantern Festival is jointly organized by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), in cooperation with the Government Public Relations Department and the City Walk Company Ltd., to celebrate the upcoming integration of Thailand and other ASEAN countries into a single market community called the “ASEAN Economic Community” at the end of 2015. The event is also an opportunity to promote tourism and allow small entrepreneurs to publicize their products to tourists from around the world.

The festival, which will continue until February 22, 2016, features huge lanterns portraying famous landmarks of each ASEAN member country such as the Golden Mosque of Brunei Darussalam, the Shwedagon Pagoda of Myanmar, Merlion of Singapore and Angkor Wat of Cambodia.

Her Royal Highness took a little tram to make a tour of the lanterns and later attended cultural performances from ASEAN member countries, staged in the Siam Park amphitheatre.

The 3-month festival also includes parades of cultural floats, ASEAN food and souvenirs festival, and many more activities to celebrate such occasion s as Loy Krathong festival, the King’s Birthday, the New Year’s Day and the Chinese New Year festival. Over one million light bulbs have been decorated all over the event. Proceeds from ticket sales will go toward the Friends in Need of “Pa” Volunteer Foundation of the Thai Red Cross.

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Prepare to Pay 35 Baht More for Plane Tickets
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter

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Airport staff demonstrate security protocols June 25 at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.

BANGKOK — Beginning in December, air travelers will need to pay another 35 baht when traveling through Thailand’s six major airports to pay for upgraded security systems.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872135-prepare-to-pay-35-baht-more-for-plane-tickets/

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Chonburi Man Admits Dealing Meth for Dowry
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

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Sunthorn Khunkamdee, 26, wipes away tears as he speaks today to reporters at a police news conference in Chonburi province.

CHONBURI — A man is under arrest in Chonburi province for allegedly selling methamphetamines to pay the dowry demanded by his fiancee’s family.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872137-thai-man-admits-dealing-meth-for-dowry/

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DEPORTATION
Govt under fire for deporting dissidents

The Nation, Agencies

BANGKOK: -- THE GOVERNMENT'S forced deportation of two Chinese dissidents recognised as refugees puts them at grave risk of torture and other mistreatment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday in a letter to Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872138-thai-govt-under-fire-for-deporting-chinese-dissidents/

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THAI-US RELATIONS
Thai politics a complicated affair: Obama

THE NATION

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US leader offers to help bring back democracy; aims to boost mutual times

MANILA: -- US PRESIDENT Barack Obama said yesterday he realised that Thailand's internal politics were complicated, and that the US was ready to cooperate with the Kingdom in its bid to forge a stable democracy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/871976-obama-supports-thailand-to-return-to-democracy/page-4?p=10098445#entry10098445

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SCANDAL
Army probe finds traces of corruption in Rajabhakti

THE NATION

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Findings of committee to be revealed today; NACC urges the public to submit more evidence of alleged of irregularities in the park project

BANGKOK: -- AN Army-commissioned probe into alleged irregularities in the construction of Rajabhakti Park in Hua Hin district of Prachuab Kiri Khan province has found some evidence of corrupt practices, according to sources close to the investigation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872141-army-probe-finds-traces-of-corruption-in-rajabhakti/

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ONE YOUNG WORLD
Youth leaders address world refugee crisis

PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE NATION

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Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan, left, addresses the One Young World Summit Bangkok at the Bangkok Convention Centre yesterday.

BANGKOK: -- YOUTH leaders at the One Young World Summit yesterday pressed the government, business and civic sectors to show more kindness towards refugees and respect their basic rights.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872142-one-young-world-summit-bangkok-youth-leaders-address-world-refugee-crisis/

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BMA tackles dengue hemorrhagic fever
The Nation

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BANGKOK: -- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration yesterday kicked off a dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention campaign.

Deputy Governor Pusadee Tamthai said statistics showed there were 16,633 dengue fever patients in Bangkok from January 4 until November 14, with just one death.

Nationwide, 107,564 patients were reported - a ratio of 165 per 100,000 people - and 106 deaths, she added.

Pusadee warned the public to consult a doctor immediately if suffering a high fever for over two days.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/BMA-tackles-dengue-hemorrhagic-fever-30273352.html

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NLA launches healthy eating campaign
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The National Legislative Assembly yesterday hosted a healthy eating campaign to raise awareness of diabetes and cardiovascular disease following World Diabetes Day last week.

Jointly hosted by the Diabetes Association of Thailand under the Patronage of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the event saw many NLA members and government officials undertake health checks.

Association president Wannee Nitiyanant said at least four million Thais, or 8 per cent of the population aged over 15, suffered from diabetes.

Wannee said up to eight million Thais risked developing type two diabetes due to their overeating and inactive lifestyles.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/NLA-launches-healthy-eating-campaign-30273350.html

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Court issues arrest warrant for 'Kamnan Sia' over bid-fixing case
Kesinee Taengkhieo
The Nation

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BANGKOK: -- THE Ratchadapisek Criminal Court yesterday issued an arrest warrant for former Kanchanaburi Democrat MP Pracha "Kamnan Sia" Pothipipit after he again failed to appear at Supreme Court to hear the verdict in a case of alleged government contract bid-fixing from over a decade ago.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/871991-court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-kamnan-sia/?p=10098477#entry10098477

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Krabi official appeals to PM
Chularat Saengpassa,
Sitthichai Sikhawat
The Nation

Prayut urged to use absolute power as armed men drive out landless farmers

BANGKOK: -- AFTER FIREARMS and arson were allegedly used to drive out landless farmers from a palm-oil plantation in Krabi's Muang district on Wednesday, a Krabi Land Reform official yesterday called on the Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to evoke absolute power under Article 44 and clear the plantation from both sides.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872144-krabi-official-appeals-to-pm-prayut/

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CDC an independent body, insists Meechai
KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN
THE NATION

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BANGKOK: -- THE Constitution Drafting Commis-sion is independent and not obliged to draft a charter exactly as told - including the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)'s suggestion on the mechanisms to drive the country through a crisis, said drafter chief Meechai Ruchupan yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872145-cdc-an-independent-body-insists-meechai/

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EDITORIAL
Crisis in the South, but at least no Isis

The Nation

Reassurances that the Middle Eastern terror group has no foothold here are welcome, but only go so far

BANGKOK: -- A senior Thai security official has finally spoken up to set the record straight about an alleged link between Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) and the Malay Muslim insurgency in the southernmost provinces.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872147-thai-editorial-crisis-in-the-south-but-at-least-no-isis/

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Fitch Ratings Forecast Moderate Growth in Thailand Cement Industry
BY JACOB MASLOW

BANGKOK: -- Fitch Ratings released a report that indicates that Thailand’s current planned infrastructure will propel the cement industry into moderate growth in 2016. The report also indicates that a slow recovery in the residential segment may hinder the overall growth in 2016.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872152-fitch-ratings-forecast-moderate-growth-in-thailand-cement-industry/

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Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak to Seek Investments in 10 Future Industries
BY JACOB MASLOW

BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister, Somkid Jatusripitak attended the Thailand Economic Outlook 2016 seminar yesterday. As one of the speakers of the seminar, he urged businesses to move forward with their investments in 2016, stating that this will be the “year of investment in Thailand.”

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872153-deputy-pm-somkid-to-seek-investments-in-10-future-industries/

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DSI seizes 20 million baht worth of property from a Ponzi scheme operator

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CHIANG MAI: -- Officials of the Department of Special Investigation seized over 20 million baht worth of assets suspected to belong to a core member of a Ponzi scheme racket during a raid in Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng district on Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872155-chiang-mai-dsi-seizes-20-mil-baht-worth-of-property-from-a-ponzi-scheme-operator/

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EXHIBITION
Reed sees bright prospects in Thailand

Watchiranont Thongtep
The Nation

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Burchette: "we want to see new customers from new markets in line with to bring new potential shows to Thailand and Asean market. This would possibly make it happen through partnerships or acquisition."

BANGKOK: -- UK-based Reed Exhibitions, a global event organiser, is committed to long-term growth in Thailand as the heart of the dynamic and vibrant Asean countries.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872158-uk-based-reed-exhibitions-sees-bright-prospects-in-thailand/

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