Thailand Live Monday 30 Nov 2015

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Scores of people get their BIKE FOR DAD shirts at National Stadium



BANGKOK, 30 November 2015 (NNT) - A large number of people traveled to receive shirts of the BIKE FOR DAD cycle event on the second day, commending the handing out of the shirts for its systematic management and speediness. Those who fail to receive a BIKE FOR DAD shirt during these two days can get one on 6 December 2015.

BIKE FOR DAD shirts were handed out for the second day on Sunday at the National Stadium for the event’s bikers, disabled people as well as other people who had registered for the shirts and gifts. An ID card and hard copy or SMS of the registration document were required to be presented in order to receive the shirt, cyclist’s ID, bicycle’s ID and wristband.

Apart from the shirts, BIKE FOR DAD also gives gifts sponsored by the Royal Family.

Supreme Commander Gen. Sommai Kaotira said the handing out of BIKE FOR DAD shirts today ran smoothly. As for those who did not get the shirts and gifts on 28 - 29 November, they could still get them at the Armed Forces Development Command in Don Mueang on 6 December from 8 AM - 5 PM, said the supreme commander.


-- NNT 2015-11-30

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Special Report: Govt's Effort to Boost Tourism



BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed all relevant agencies to proceed with their plans to promote tourism. The ways to promote tourism should also be adjusted in response to the demand of the new generation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874686-thai-govts-effort-to-boost-tourism-special-report/

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SCANDAL
Rajabhakti Park probe panel to collect evidence
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- THE committee investigating the Rajabhakti Park construction project is looking at all evidence and will summon those involved for interrogation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874687-rajabhakti-park-probe-panel-to-collect-evidence/

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Over 1 million rai of off-season rice farming in Chao Phraya River Basin

BANGKOK, 30 November 2015 (NNT) – Water management for the Chao Praya River Basin continues to be challenging with decreasing water inflows, while all sides have been urged to conserve water consumption during this drought season.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874688-over-1-million-rai-of-off-season-rice-farming-in-chao-phraya-river-basin/

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GOLD MINE
EU reps hear about mine, rights woes
Pratch Rujivanarom,
Boonchu Sritraipop
The Nation


A Rangsit University team draws blood from the arm of a boy during the second blood and urine sample collection in Phitsanulok

Officials learn of villagers' fear of heavy metal contamination

BANGKOK: -- EUROPEAN UNION representatives on Saturday investigated alleged human rights violations in communities near the Chatree gold mine in Loei's Wang Saphung district.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874689-eu-reps-hear-about-chatree-gold-mine-rights-woes/

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SURVEY:

Is Russia's involvement in Syria a positive or negative development?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874537-survey-is-russias-involvement-in-syria-a-positive-or-negative-development/

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Police and NCPO sued by 'plotter' still in jail
The Nation

Lawyer for man says it's impossible for inmate to be part of conspiracy

BANGKOK: -- An inmate accused of being part of an alleged plot to launch an attack during next month's Bike for Dad cycling event in Bangkok yesterday filed a lawsuit against senior police and military officers for issuing an arrest warrant against him while he is in jail.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874690-thai-police-and-ncpo-sued-by-plotter-still-in-jail/

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Somkid seeks economic inspiration
The Nation
Udon Thani

Calls on private sector to embrace 'people's state' policy

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak plans to meet private firms featured on the SET 100 list to push for cooperation between the government and private sectors to boost the "people's state" policy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874691-somkid-seeks-economic-inspiration/

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SPECIAL REPORT
One-stop website launched with data on all govt services
Wasamon Audjarint
The Nation

Accessing government information has been made much easier with the launch of the website www.GovChannel.go.th.

BANGKOK: -- GovChannel was introduced as a channel for people to access information from all governmental sectors, in the hope of achieving an advanced national digital strategy and keeping pace with the fast-changing world.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874692-one-stop-website-launched-with-data-on-all-thai-govt-services/

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Poon Phol plans 'Rangsit City'
SOMLUCK SRIMALEE
THE NATION



BANGKOK: -- POON PHOL GROUP, a holding company of the Wanglee family, plans to develop 400 rai of the 600 rai (96 hectares) it owns in the Rangsit area to establish the "Rangsit City" commercial complex, costing more than Bt100 billion over 10 years, group executive Pimpaka Wanglee said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874693-poon-phol-plans-rangsit-city/

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Used-car market appealing
SUCHEERA PINIJPARAKARN
THE NATION

HIRE-PURCHASE FIRMS EXPECT TO BENEFIT FROM NEW EXCISE TAX

BANGKOK: -- HIRE purchase operators will shift their focus to the used-car segment because the new excise tax on cars, which comes into effect on January 1, will broaden the price gap between new and used cars.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874694-thailands-used-car-market-appealing/

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SPECIAL REPORT
Stigma, budget threats still hamper HIV/Aids struggle
Chularat Saengpassa
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- DESPITE growing public understanding, the stigma surrounding HIV/Aids patients is still widespread and unrelenting.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874695-stigma-budget-threats-still-hamper-hivaids-struggle-thai-report/

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From parking cars to wet laundry, bright young minds find an answer
Visarut Sankham
The Nation


Jatsada Iamdaad, left, Gittipich Ittipol, middle, and Thitipoom Gusolsong, right, show the censor, used to measure moisture in the air, as part of their machine that can automatically keep clothes dry outside when it rains.

BANGKOK: -- TO SOLVE daily household problems, smart high schoolers at Banna Nayok Pittayakorn School in Nakhon Nayok's Ban Na district have come up with prototypes of three inventions -an automatic watering machine, an automatic dry washing-collecting device and a system to help motorists park their cars.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874696-from-parking-cars-to-wet-laundry-bright-young-minds-find-an-answer/

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Vocational schools, parents meet police to try to stop student brawls
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- TWO hundred vocational school and parent representatives have met with Bangkok police to address the long-running issue of student brawls.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874697-vocational-schools-parents-meet-thai-police-to-try-to-stop-student-brawls/

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Southern folk want an elected PM and a crackdown on corruption
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- REPRESENTATIVES of southern communities want an elected PM and they proposed that political parties present prime ministerial candidates and a Cabinet list prior to election campaigns.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874698-southern-folk-want-an-elected-thai-pm-and-a-crackdown-on-corruption/

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MP-minister proposal is about fairness: CDC
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Constitution Drafting Commission adviser Jade Donavanik has defended the CDC's proposal to allow constituency MPs to become ministers without quitting their MP seats, reasoning that it would help ensure fairness in the new election system.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874699-mp-minister-proposal-is-about-fairness-thai-cdc/

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UPDATE:

GovChannel bridges the service gap
Wasamon Audjarint
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- GovChannel is a response to the public's need for convenience when contacting governmental agencies given the website's simplistic and user-friendly design, said Irada Luangwilai, deputy director of the Electronic Government Agency.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874692-one-stop-website-launched-with-data-on-all-thai-govt-services/#entry10134996

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Isaan man reports B20,000 stolen in burglary at Lipon housing project
Eakkapop Thongtub



PHUKET: -- Police are examining finger prints after B20,000 was reported stolen in an apparent burglary at a two-story home in Thalang.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874701-phuket;-isaan-man-reports-b20000-stolen-in-burglary-at-lipon-housing-project/

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American Christopher William Parker Arrested in Pattaya for U.S. Assault Charges

PATTAYA -Chonburi Immigration Police have arrested an American Christopher William Parker, 53, wanted on assault charges back in the United States.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874703-american-man-arrested-in-pattaya-for-us-assault-charges/

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HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Hamburg mayor Olaf Scholz says city's bid to host 2024 Olympics rejected in referendum.

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Norway mulls using heroin to prevent deadly overdoses
By MARK LEWIS

BERGEN, Norway (AP) — The pale, zombie-like addicts staggering through concrete underpasses make an unlikely scene in wealthy Norway's picturesque second city. As a gateway to the fjords which zigzag the oil-rich nation's long coastline, Bergen is the last stop on a global drug route that gives it one of the worst heroin problems in Europe.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874704-norway-mulls-using-heroin-to-prevent-deadly-overdoses/

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Palestinian shot dead after stabbing Israeli officer in Jerusalem



JERUSALEM: -- A Palestinian has been shot dead by Israeli border authorities after stabbing a police officer in Jerusalem.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874705-palestinian-shot-dead-after-stabbing-israeli-officer-in-jerusalem/

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Over 100 arrests made as Paris scuffles precede COP21 climate forum



PARIS: -- French police say they have arrested at least 100 people following scuffles in the centre of Paris.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874706-over-100-arrests-made-as-paris-scuffles-precede-cop21-climate-forum/

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'Save our planet' say demonstrators worldwide on eve of UN climate summit



PARIS: -- On what may be the biggest day of climate change activism ever seen worldwide, tens of thousands of people marched as far afield as Sydney and Madrid on Sunday to send a message to leaders gathering for a UN summit: ‘Save our planet before it is too late’.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874707-save-our-planet-say-demonstrators-worldwide-on-eve-of-un-climate-summit/

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EU and Turkey agree 3 billion euro migration deal



ANKARA: -- A crisis that EU leaders have been unable to solve alone.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874708-eu-and-turkey-agree-3-billion-euro-migration-deal/

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'Statelessness, not state' killed Tahir Elci, claims pro-Kurdish HDP leader



ANKARA: -- “What killed Tahir Elci was not the state, but statelessness…” These were the powerful words from Selahattin Demirtas, leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP party following the death of the Kurdish lawyer and human rights activist.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874710-statelessness-not-state-killed-tahir-elci-claims-pro-kurdish-hdp-leader/

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Pope Francis brings message of reconciliation to Central African Republic



"Work, pray, do everything for peace"

BANGUI: -- Pope Francis received a rapturous reception in the Central African Republic on Sunday on a visit welcomed by both the majority Christian community and the Muslim minority.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874711-pope-francis-brings-message-of-reconciliation-to-central-african-republic/

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Turkey returns body of Russian pilot whose warplane it shot down



MOSCOW: -- The body of a Russian pilot whose warplane was shot down by Turkey on the Syrian border was being returned home on Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874712-turkey-returns-body-of-russian-pilot-whose-warplane-it-shot-down/

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AP Interview: Iraqi envoy: Paris attack marks new global war
By LORI HINNANT

PARIS (AP) — The wave of suicide bombers and gunmen who terrorized Paris marked a new stage in the war against extremism that will leave no country in the world untouched, Iraq's foreign minister said Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874713-ap-interview-iraqi-envoy-paris-attack-marks-new-global-war/

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Hamburg voters reject 2024 Olympic bid in referendum
CIARAN FAHEY, Associated Press

HAMBURG: -- Hamburg residents rejected the German port city's bid to host the 2024 Olympics in a public referendum on Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/874714-hamburg-voters-reject-2024-olympic-bid-in-referendum/