THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 28 Sep 2016

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Body in the freezer latest: police say cut up body likely to have been frozen for eight years - suspect "romantically linked" to corpse

 

Image: Nan Na

 

BANGKOK: -- Police have said that the body found cut up in the freezer in Sukhumvit Soi 56 had probably been in there for eight years.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945273-body-in-the-freezer-latest-police-say-cut-up-body-likely-to-have-been-frozen for-eight-years-suspect-romantically-linked-to-corpse/

 

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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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Cabinet rejects October 10 as a public holiday

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The cabinet turned down a proposal of the Foreign Ministry to declare October 10 a public holiday as it coincides with the last day of the three-day Asia Cooperation Dialogue to be held in Bangkok on October 8-10.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945275-thai-cabinet-rejects-october-10-as-a-public-holiday/

 

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PM says he loves his brother but cannot help him anyway

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said on Tuesday that he loves his younger brother, Defence Permanent Secretary General Preecha, but he could not offer him any help and would not interfere with any investigations into the controversies implicating his brother’s son and wife.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945276-pm-prayut-says-he-loves-his-brother-but-cannot-help-him-anyway/

 

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Ayutthaya farmers welcome plan to drain water into their farmland

 

 

AYUTTHAYA: -- Farmers in Ayutthaya have welcomed the plan of the Royal Irrigation Department to drain excess water from dams into their farmland.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945277-ayutthaya-farmers-welcome-plan-to-drain-water-into-their-farmland/

 

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POLITICS

PM: I won’t help my brother

WASAMON AUDJARINT
THE NATION 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- PRAYUT ‘won’t intervene’ in construction inquiry, as 850 officials face rice probes.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945276-pm-prayut-says-he-loves-his-brother-but-cannot-help-him-anyway/?do=findComment&comment=11188679

 

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COURT

Thaksin’s lawsuit over revocation of passports dismissed

KESINEE TANGKHEAW
THE NATION

 

Thaksin

 

BANGKOK: -- THE CENTRAL Administrative Court yesterday rejected former PM Thaksin Shinawatra’s lawsuit against the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department, saying the termination of the former leader’s passports was within the law.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945242-court-rejects-thaksin’s-demand-for-the-return-of-his-thai-passports/?do=findComment&comment=11188683

 

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CITES

Thailand’s status up on prevention of illegal ivory trade

The Nation 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s status on illegal ivory trade has been moved from “Primary Concern” to “Secondary Concern” by the international Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) thanks to the Kingdom’s continued efforts on law promulgation and enactment.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945279-thailand’s-status-up-on-prevention-of-illegal-ivory-trade/

 

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RAINY SEASON

Swimmers warned as jellyfish washed ashore by storms

The Nation

 

 

KRABI: -- Thailand has issued a warning to swimmers and snorkellers against venturing into the oceans after recent storms washed poisonous marine life ashore.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945280-swimmers-warned-as-jellyfish-washed-ashore-by-storms/

 

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Leader of passport forgery gang may face murder charge

KHANATHIT SRIHIRANDEJ
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THE US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed that two passport forgery suspects arrested in Friday’s raid on a Bangkok building are US citizens - but the nationality and true identity of a third man, the suspected gang leader who allegedly held around 10 passports, has still not been established.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945213-suspected-forgers-frozen-body-thought-to-be-older-western-man/?do=findComment&comment=11188702

 

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Admin Court dismisses compensation order against Bhokin

The Nation 

 

Bhokin

 

BANGKOK: -- The Central Administrative |Court has nullified the order requiring former interior minister Bhokin Bhalakula to pay Bt1.43 billion in compensation over alleged corruption in the fire-truck procurement case.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945281-admin-court-dismisses-compensation-order-against-bhokin/

 

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Experts to discuss Zika tests, babies' head sizes

The Nation

 

Officials from Pakkret municipality in Nonthaburi spray chemicals to kill mosquitoes in the area yesterday after receiving reports that local people had come down with dengue fever.

 

BANGKOK: -- A team of experts led by the Disease Control Department's Dr Prasert Thongcharoen will confirm on Friday whether or not two babies were born with unusually small heads as a result of Zika virus infection

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945282-experts-to-discuss-zika-tests-babies-head-sizes/

 

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Sansern gets double role in reshuffle

SURIYA PATATHAYO
Anapat Deechuay
THE NATION 

 

Sansern

 

BANGKOK: -- GOVERNMENT spokesman Maj-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd will double as acting director-general of the Public Relations Department (PRD), under the latest reshuffle ordered by the junta chief.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945212-sansern-appointed-caretaker-public-relations-director-general/?do=findComment&comment=11188717

 

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Late harvest may delay water retention plan

PRATCH RUJIVANAROM,
MONKOLCHAOWARAT THANGMANGMEE
THE NATION

 

As floodwater rises high in her hometown in Ayutthaya’s Bang Ban district, a local farmer rows her boat into her farm yesterday to collect bananas before they are swamped. The Chao Phraya River has overflown in this province.

 

BANGKOK: -- FLOODING this year will be under control and won’t get as out of hand like in 2011, officials from the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) said yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945283-late-harvest-may-delay-water-retention-plan/

 

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Learning idea from Japan for Thai schooling

Thanapat Thongpaiwan,
Chuleeporn Aramnet
The Nation 

 

 

‘school as learning community’ to be theme of ‘educa’ meet next month

 

BANGKOK: -- AN annual congress for teachers' professional development, EDUCA, will highlight the theme of "School as a Learning Community (SLC)". 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945284-learning-idea-from-japan-for-thai-schooling/

 

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BURNING ISSUE

Forcing politicians to pick up the tab should make populism less popular

Nophakhun Limsamarnphun
The Nation

 

Prayut

 

BANGKOK: -- The Prayut government has set a precedent in seeking massive compensation from elected politicians found guilty of negligence in their duties under the state officials’ civil liability law.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945286-forcing-politicians-to-pick-up-the-tab-should-make-populism-less-popular/

 

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Prayut hits back over EC’s speculation on election date

ANAPAT DEECHUAY,
KHANITTHA THEPPAJORN 
THE NATION 

 

Prayut

 

BANGKOK: -- PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday slammed Election Commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn for saying that the general election might be brought forward by two months to October next year.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945287-prayut-hits-back-over-ec’s-speculation-on-election-date/

 

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Dead Body Found in Moat This Morning

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A man was found dead in the Chiang Mai moat today after witnesses saw a body floating in the water near Tha Pae Gate this morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945288-chiang-mai-dead-body-found-in-moat/

 

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Thailand's new online fad: Social surveillance

By Todd Ruiz, Editor -

 

Police display alleged social media connections they said linked Chayapha Chokepornboonsri, 49, to rumors about a counter-coup in Thailand on June 24, 2015.

 

BANGKOK — She worked at a hotel and said she’d never heard of the lese majeste law before police arrested her. When they told her the quickest way back to her young daughters was confessing to being Facebook user Rungnapha Khamwichai, she did so, without ever speaking to a lawyer.

 

That was two years ago. For her confession, the military judges who convicted the single mom, identified only as Sasivimol, halved her sentence to 28 years for Facebook messages she says she didn’t write. Her older daughter will be nearly 40 by the time she is released in 2042.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2016/09/27/thailands-new-online-fad-social-surveillance/

 

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Net idols to face taxation same as entertainment celebrities, Finance says

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Ministry of Finance is setting up a special team to inspect social and online networking sites after business on such networks become popular while tax payment remains low.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945290-net-idols-to-face-taxation-same-as-entertainment-celebrities-finance-says/

 

 

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Thailand pledges $1m to kick off Asean science development fund
PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI
THE NATION 

 

BANGKOK: -- THAILAND will invest an initial US$1 million (Bt34.5 million) to establish a Science, Technology and Innovation Development Fund for Asean.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945291-thailand-pledges-1m-to-kick-off-asean-science-development-fund/

 

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Nine years in jail for destroying Mali’s shrines

 

 

THE HAGUE: -- A former Islamist rebel is facing nine years behind bars after admitting the destruction of holy shrines in Mali – judged for the first time as a war crime by the International Criminal Court.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945293-nine-years-in-jail-for-destroying-mali’s-shrines/

 

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Shimon Peres said to be “close to death”

Catherine Hardy

 

 

JERUSALEM: -- Former Israeli president and Nobel laureate Shimon Peres is said to be in a grave condition in hospital.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945294-shimon-peres-said-to-be-“close-to-death”/

 

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Boris Johnson ditches insults and talks ‘jumbo’ trade deals in Turkey

Alasdair Sandford

 

 

ANKARA: -- Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said he hopes for a big trade deal with Turkey after the UK leaves the European Union.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945295-boris-johnson-ditches-insults-and-talks-‘jumbo’-trade-deals-in-turkey/

 

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Two bombs explode in Dresden

Catherine Hardy

 

 

– Two bombs explode in Dresden

– “Aggression is on the rise” – German interior minister

– Weekend events planned for reunification anniversary
 

DRESDEN: -- Two improvised bombs exploded in the eastern German city of Dresden on Monday evening.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945296-two-bombs-explode-in-dresden/

 

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As Clinton cheers, Donald Trump digs in after debate

By LISA LERER and STEVE PEOPLES

 

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A defensive Donald Trump gave Hillary Clinton plenty of fresh material for the next phase of her presidential campaign on Tuesday, choosing to publicly reopen and relitigate some her most damaging attacks.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945297-as-clinton-cheers-donald-trump-digs-in-after-debate/

 

 

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Reason to cringe: Female voters react to Trump

By JULIE PACE

 

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) — When Donald Trump challenged Hillary Clinton's stamina on the debate stage, Pennsylvania voter Patricia Bennett said she heard a "dog whistle" that smacked of unmistakable sexism.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945298-reason-to-cringe-female-voters-react-to-trump/

 

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Battle for besieged Syrian city of Aleppo intensifies

By BASSEM MROUE and SARAH EL DEEB

 

BEIRUT (AP) — With international diplomacy in tatters and the U.S. focused on its election, the Syrian government and its Russian allies are seizing the moment to wage an all-out campaign to recapture Aleppo, unleashing the most destructive bombing of the past five years and pushing into the center of the Old City.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945299-battle-for-besieged-syrian-city-of-aleppo-intensifies/

 

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Colombia's road to peace marred by multiple obstacles

By JOSHUA GOODMAN

 

CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) — The contrast couldn't be more dramatic: As Colombia's president and the head of its largest guerrilla movement were putting their signatures on a historic peace deal, a 6-year-old boy was killed when he chased a soccer ball into a field and stepped on a land mine left behind during the half-century conflict.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945300-colombias-road-to-peace-marred-by-multiple-obstacles/

 

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Doi Suthep's "adorable thieves" story is a load of rubbish say accused hill tribe folk

 

Image: Sanook

 

CHIANG MAI: -- The family of the hill tribe girl accused of stealing a wrist watch during a Doi Suthep photo shoot has said the paper is talking rubbish.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945301-doi-sutheps-adorable-thieves-story-is-a-load-of-rubbish-say-accused-hill-tribe-folk/