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Thaivisa Photography Competition (September 2016)
 

 
Enter the Thaivisa Photography Competition where you can win a two night stay at the luxury Palm Grove Resort in Pattaya, worth an estimated 10,000 Baht.
 
Submit your photos here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940594-thai-visa-photo-competition-september-2016/

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PM defends the use of special power to deal with losses from rice pledging scheme

 

 

BANGKOK:-- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said on Sunday that the government has strictly complied with the law and legal proceedings in seeking compensation for loss incurred from the mismanagement of the rice pledging scheme.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944834-pm-defends-the-use-of-special-power-to-deal-with-losses-from-rice-pledging-scheme/

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Chirayu appointed secretary-general of the Bureau of the Royal Household

 

 

Mr Chirayu Israngkura na Ayudhya has been appointed the new secretary-general of the Bureau of the Royal Household succeeding Mr Kaewkwan Watcharothai who passed away recently.

 

Former industry minister in the government of General Prem Tinsulanonda, Mr Chirayu is director-general of the Crown Property Bureau.

 

In an announcement of the Prime Minister’s Office which was published in the Royal Gazette on Sunday, His Majesty the King issued a royal command, making eight other appointments in the Bureau of the Royal Household as follows:

 

ACM Sathitpong Sukvimon, deputy secretary-general for policy management and operations; Lt-Col Somchai Kanchamanee, deputy secretary-general for residential affairs; Pol Gen Chumpol Munmai, deputy secretary-general for security and special activities; Kwankaew Watcharothai, deputy secretary-general.

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/chirayu-appointed-secretary-general-bureau-royal-household/

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-09-26

 

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Pheu Thai party demands review of assets seizure order

 

 

BANGKOK: - The Pheu Thai party voiced its objection against the use of Section 44 of the interim constitution to empower the Legal Execution Department to proceed with seizing the assets of those responsible for the rice pledging scheme in order to demand compensation for the loss from the scheme.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944885-pheu-thai-party-demands-review-of-assets-seizure-order/

 

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POLITICS

What about Preecha’s son, Yingluck asks PM

ANAPAT DEECHUAY
THE NATION 

 

Prayut has no objection to NACC probe into nephew's contracts as ex-premier urges him to avoid double standards

 

BANGKOK: -- FORMER PREMIER Yingluck Shinawatra has urged Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to enforce the law fairly and avoid double standards in treating cases against her and those against a son of General Preecha Chan-o-cha, the premier's younger brother.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944886-what-about-preecha’s-son-yingluck-asks-pm-prayut/

 

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POLITICS

Yingluck govt had role in 2011 flood: Atthawit

THE NATION 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A FORMER DEMOCRAT MP yesterday said he would submit information to the National Anti-Corruption Commission today about alleged water mismanagement by the Yingluck government that was partly to blame for the 2011 flood disaster.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944887-yingluck-govt-had-role-in-2011-flood-atthawit/

 

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CHAO PHRAYA PROMENADE

Promenade ‘will change the river’s flow and eco-system’

Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- If the riverside promenade goes ahead, it will have an inevitable impact on the waterway and the Chao Phraya ecosystem, official agencies and experts have warned.The design for the “Chao Phraya for All” riverside promenade by King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Lat Krabang (KMITL) will be submitted to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) next Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944888-chao-phraya-promenade-‘will-change-the-river’s-flow-and-eco-system’/

 

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INUNDATION

Governors ordered to set up flood prevention and assistance centres

The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Interior Ministry yesterday ordered governors of provinces nationwide except in the South to set up flood prevention and alleviation centres to deal with ongoing flooding in many provinces.The order was issued by Interior Ministry permanent secretary Krissada Boonraj.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944889-governors-ordered-to-set-up-flood-prevention-and-assistance-centres/

 

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Cabinet set to consider Bt35-bn Chao Phraya promenade project

Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation 

 

 

Study on 140km project will go to transport ministry first.

 

BANGKOK: -- The Cabinet will soon consider the Bt35-billion project to construct a promenade along a 140-kilometre stretch of the Chao Phraya River from Pathum Thani, to Bangkok and on to Samut Prakan.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944891-cabinet-set-to-consider-bt35-bn-chao-phraya-promenade-project/

 

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Abhisit, Yingluck govts probed over 2011 floods

THE SUNDAY NATION

 

Abhisit Vejjajiva

 

BANGKOK: -- THE ANTI-GRAFT agency is investigating former prime ministers Abhisit Vejjajiva and Yingluck Shinawatra to determine whether any of their governments was responsible for the flooding disaster in 2011, a senior official said yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944892-abhisit-yingluck-govts-probed-over-2011-floods/

 

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Reform committee chair wants tough penalty for election fraud

KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN
THE NATION 

 

Seree

 

BANGKOK: -- THE National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA)’s political reform committee - which has a reputation for being hard-bitten following several strong political reform proposals - will make its voice heard again in a meeting on Wednesday with law-making bodies including the Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) to discuss two highly charged organic draft bills concerning political parties and politicians.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944893-reform-committee-chair-wants-tough-penalty-for-election-fraud/

 

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Deputy police chief follows up on police reform

  

BANGKOK, 26 September 2016 (NNT) - The Royal Thai Police is urgently reforming its investigation system and law enforcement. One of the reform’s goals is to set up a crime scene investigation team at every police station in the country. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944894-deputy-police-chief-follows-up-on-thai-police-reform/

 

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Government pleased that Bangkok named No.1 global destination city

 

  

BANGKOK, 26 September 2016 (NNT) - The government is pleased with the latest rankings, which puts Bangkok on the top of the list of the world’s most visited cities in 2016. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944895-government-pleased-that-bangkok-named-no1-global-destination-city/

 

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Six Taiwan tourists robbed in Pattaya

The China Post news staff

 

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Six Taiwanese tourists were reportedly robbed after falling into a deep sleep at a resort in Pattaya Thursday evening.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944897-six-taiwan-tourists-robbed-in-pattaya/

 

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Hillary Clinton For President

by the Editorial Board

 

NEW YORK: -- In any normal election year, we’d compare the two presidential candidates side by side on the issues. But this is not a normal election year.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944898-new-york-times-editorial-board-hillary-clinton-for-president/

 

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Suspect held over deadly US shopping mall shooting

 

 

OAK HARBOR: -- A 20-year-old immigrant from Turkey has been detained over a gun attack at a US shopping mall that left five people dead.

 

Arcan Cetin was arrested on Saturday, the day after the fatal shooting in the town of Burlington, Washington State, sparked a major manhunt.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944900-suspect-held-over-deadly-us-shopping-mall-shooting/

 

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USA: Police footage of Charlotte shooting fails to resolve questions

 

 

CHARLOTTE, NC: -- Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, have released video of the fatal shooting of an African American man after days of pressure from protesters.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944901-usa-police-footage-of-charlotte-shooting-fails-to-resolve-questions/

 

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Jordan: Christian writer on trial for cartoon mocking ISIL is shot dead

 

 

AMMAN: -- Jordanian Christian writer Nahed Hattar was shot dead on Sunday outside the courthouse where he was standing trial on charges of contempt of religion.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944902-jordan-christian-writer-on-trial-for-cartoon-mocking-isil-is-shot-dead/

 

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‘Dead’ Boko Haram leader appears alive in new video

 

 

LAGOS: -- The disputed leader of the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has resurfaced in a new video after the army claimed he had been fatally wounded in an airstrike.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944903-‘dead’-boko-haram-leader-appears-alive-in-new-video/

 

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Paris holds second ‘car-free day’ against pollution

 

 

PARIS: -- Paris has held its second ‘car-free day’, extending the area closed off to vehicles as the French capital takes a stand against pollution, noise and traffic jams.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944904-paris-holds-second-‘car-free-day’-against-pollution/

 

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‘Hands off our shorts’: Women rally in Turkey after brutal assault

 

 

ISTANBUL -- Donning shorts and defending their right to dress as they please, women’s rights advocates in Turkey have rallied in defence of a nurse, attacked on a bus in Istanbul this month by a man who reportedly said he found her clothes inappropriate.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944905-‘hands-off-our-shorts’-women-rally-in-turkey-after-brutal-assault/

 

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Syrian government planes bombard Aleppo as diplomacy degenerates

by Alasdair Sandford

 

 

ALEPPO: -- Sunday in Aleppo has seen fierce battles between the Syrian army and rebels for a strategic refugee camp.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944906-syrian-government-planes-bombard-aleppo-as-diplomacy-degenerates/

 

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Clinton as communicator, from Wellesley to campaign trail

By JOCELYN NOVECK

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton has said it herself: She's not the most naturally gifted public communicator.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944907-clinton-as-communicator-from-wellesley-to-campaign-trail/

 

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Road to debate: Trump built image as he built business

By NANCY BENAC

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump once claimed to be publicity shy.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944908-road-to-debate-trump-built-image-as-he-built-business/

 

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Jewish settlement soccer clubs bring politics to the pitch

By TIA GOLDENBERG

 

GIVAT ZEEV, West Bank (AP) — The Beitar Shabi Givat Zeev players huddled around for a training session, lobbing soccer balls as an autumn evening breeze swept through the surrounding rocky hills. It was a routine scene played out on soccer fields around the world, but if Palestinian authorities have their way, the team could soon find itself permanently sidelined.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944909-jewish-settlement-soccer-clubs-bring-politics-to-the-pitch/

 

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Clinton, Trump buff foreign policy bona fides on debate eve

By LAURIE KELLMAN and JILL COLVIN

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were meeting separately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday, giving the each candidate fresh bragging rights about their knowledge of foreign policy and readiness to lead the nation on the eve of their first presidential debate.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944910-clinton-trump-buff-foreign-policy-bona-fides-on-debate-eve/

 

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China begins operating giant telescope to explore deep space

 

 

GUIZHOU: -- China has taken a big step forward in space exploration: a huge radio telescope – the largest in the world – has begun operating from its base in the southwest of the country.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944911-china-begins-operating-giant-telescope-to-explore-deep-space/

 

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Swiss vote to grant new powers to intelligence services 
JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press

 

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss voters granted new powers Sunday to the country's intelligence services, allowing them to track internet activity, snoop on email and tap phones to better fight spies, criminal hackers and violent extremists.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944912-swiss-approve-new-surveillance-law/

 

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Miami baseball star Jose Fernandez dies in boating accident

 

MIAMI (AP) — Jose Fernandez escaped from Cuba by boat on his fourth try as a teenager, and when his mother fell into the Yucatan Channel during the journey, he jumped in and pulled her out.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944913-miami-baseball-star-jose-fernandez-dies-in-boating-accident/

 

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Brexit: Stop blaming Theresa May, says Iain Duncan Smith

 

LONDON: -- Claims Theresa May "badly let down" David Cameron over the EU referendum campaign have been dismissed by former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944914-brexit-stop-blaming-theresa-may-says-iain-duncan-smith/