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Thailand Live Tuesday 1 Nov 2016

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Foreigners seek bail after warrant less raid on overstay

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

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The Overstay in a 2011 photo. Photo: The Overstay / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — At least six foreigners were seeking bail Monday after spending the weekend behind bars following a raid on a Bangkok guesthouse and music venue.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951329-foreigners-seek-bail-after-warrant-less-raid-on-overstay/

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Thailand Post to give away free sets of commemorative stamps and postcards

 

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BANGKOK: -- Thailand Post says it is making 9,999,999 commemorative stamps and postcards in memory of the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and distribute to the people free of charge.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951367-thailand-post-to-give-away-free-sets-of-commemorative-stamps-and-postcards/

 

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PM accuses local politicians of colluding with millers to suppress rice price

 

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BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha accused local politicians of working hands in gloves with some millers to suppress rice price with an ill intention to sow seed of discontent among farmers against the government.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951369-pm-prayut-accuses-local-politicians-of-colluding-with-millers-to-suppress-rice-price/

 

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PM says the government will try to make farmers earn 10,000 baht/tonne of paddy

 

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BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said the government would try its best to ensure that rice farmers get an average of 10,000 baht for a tonne of paddy they sell, but, at the same time, he begged for understanding for farmers that the government had to take care of people throughout the country and not just farmers.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951370-pm-prayut-says-the-government-will-try-to-make-farmers-earn-10000-bahttonne-of-paddy/

 

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Rice board agrees on 11,525 baht/tonne for Hom Mali grains

 

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BANGKOK: -- The Rice Policy and Management Committee or the rice board has agreed to let the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) to extend credits to rice farmers so that they withhold their crops from being sold to millers and, instead, keep their in storage to prevent market dumping which will further suppress rice price.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951371-rice-board-agrees-on-11525-bahttonne-for-hom-mali-grains/

 

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3 groups of people are held accountable for 80% loss from rice scheme

 

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BANGKOK: -- Three groups of people will be held accountable to pay for the 80 percent of the estimated loss of 175 billion baht from the Yingluck government’s rice pledging scheme, Justice Minister Paiboon Kumchaya disclosed on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951372-3-groups-of-people-are-held-accountable-for-80-loss-from-rice-scheme/

 

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Sealed bids for the Orange Line submitted

 

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BANGKOK: -- Seven construction companies submitted on Monday sealed bids vying for the civil works construction of the eastern section of the Orange Line from Thailand Cultural Centre to Min Buri (Suvinthawong).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951373-sealed-bids-for-bangkoks-orange-line-submitted/

 

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Government to consider easing mourning restriction on entertainment venues

 

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BANGKOK: -- The government is to consider within this week how to ease the restriction in order to allow entertainers and entertainment venues to resume operations.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951375-thai-govt-to-consider-easing-mourning-restriction-on-entertainment-venues/

 

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Thieves use torch to cut open an ATM and escape with 3 million baht

 

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RAYONG: -- Thieves walked away with three million baht in cash stolen from an ATM machine in Pluak Daeng district of Rayong province early Monday morning, using a steel-cutting torch to break open the machine.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951376-thieves-use-torch-to-cut-open-an-atm-and-escape-with-3-million-baht/

 

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Duck for your life: Thais plea for officials to fix exposed cables on their overpass

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By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

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BANGKOK: -- Exposed cables that stretch over an overpass near the popular Bangkaew Market in Bangkok's outskirts have become a topic of discussion on Facebook today, with locals virtually shaking their heads at how poorly their government handled the wiring.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951378-duck-for-your-life-thais-plea-for-officials-to-fix-exposed-cables-on-their-overpass/

 

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Yala Cop Wanted for Deadly Shooting Spree in Custody

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter -

 

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A forensic police officer on Wednesday examines a bullet hole allegedly left by Cpl. Hassapol Soprakon’s assault rifle at Batutamong Police Station.

 

YALA — A policeman accused of a shooting rampage that killed two officers and wounded 16 others in the southern border province of Yala is now behind bars and awaiting trial, police said Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951379-yala-cop-wanted-for-deadly-shooting-spree-in-custody/

 

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Chats will not be monitored in Thailand, LINE app says

Author: DPA

 

TOKYO: -- Private chats on the mobile phone application LINE will not be monitored, a company representative told dpa Monday, following the Thai government's request for the company to monitor and report content deemed to violate the lese-majesty law.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951381-chats-will-not-be-monitored-in-thailand-line-app-says/

 

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Cabinet may allow businesses to operate ‘close to normal’
By Sakda Samerpop 
The Nation 

 

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BANGKOK: -- THE government’s proposal that entertainment businesses could proceed during the national mourning period “as normal as possible while bearing in mind the appropriateness to situation” would be tabled at the Cabinet meeting today, Deputy Premier Tanasak Patimapragorn said yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951375-thai-govt-to-consider-easing-mourning-restriction-on-entertainment-venues/?do=findComment&comment=11287007

 

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Plans being made to mark key days after King’s passing
By Juthathip Lucksanawong, 
Jitraporn Senwong 
The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- THE GOVERNMENT is now looking ahead to facilitate preparations for merit-making ceremonies as larger crowds are expected to mark the 50th and 100th days after HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s passing.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951384-plans-being-made-to-mark-key-days-after-king’s-passing/

 

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Satun official gets 22 years’ jail over Rohingya camp
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Appeals Court has delivered a guilty verdict and handed down a lengthy prison sentence for a former member of the Satun Provincial Administration Organisation who played a role in detaining and extorting Rohingya victims.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951385-satun-official-gets-22-years’-jail-over-rohingya-camp/

 

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Young ‘drug couriers’ arrested at Bangkok bus terminal
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- Police arrested two drug courier suspects in two separate busts on Saturday at the Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal on Borommaratchachonnani Road, deputy city police chief Chaiyaporn Panich-attra told a press conference yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951387-young-drug-couriers-arrested-at-bangkok-bus-terminal/

 

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Mining plan for far South could inflame tensions: activists
By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation 

 

BANGKOK: -- THE plan to expand the mining industry into deep South provinces may deepen the conflict between local people and authorities and intensify the insurgency, activists warned.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951388-mining-plan-for-far-south-could-inflame-tensions-thai-activists/

 

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New university admissions system for 2018
By Chuleeporn Aramnet 
The Nation 

 

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BANGKOK: -- A NEW, streamlined university admissions system will take effect from 2018 – if approved by the government, the Council of University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT) said on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951389-new-university-admissions-system-for-2018/

 

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Leaky pollution law is no barrier to the money flood
By Pratch Rujivanarom 
 

In a society where money and connections wield more power than the law, the voiceless will always suffer

 

BANGKOK: -- Investigations of the mass deaths of giant freshwater stingrays last month seemed to have reached a conclusion

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951390-leaky-pollution-law-is-no barrier-to-the-money-flood/

 

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Direct sales of rice gaining traction on Internet
By Pratch Rujivanarom, 
Decha Kristiyawakul 
The Nation 

 

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BANGKOK: -- RICE farmers struggling to cope with low paddy prices are being offered help to sell their produce directly to end consumers to overcome the crisis.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951391-direct-sales-of-rice-gaining-traction-on-internet/

 

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Woman traffics 80 Thais to Switzerland for prostitution

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VIENNA: -- A Thai woman has been placed in detention for trafficking some 80 compatriots to Switzerland, where they were forced to work as prostitutes, Swiss police and prosecutors said Monday in Bern.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951392-woman-detained-for-luring-80-thais-to-switzerland-for-prostitution/

 

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4 high speed rail projects in FY 2017 investment plan
By THE NATION

 

BANGKOK: -- FOUR high-speed-rail projects will be included in the government’s 2017 investment plan, while three routes of the double-tracking project will be proposed to the Cabinet today, said Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951393-4-high-speed-rail-projects-in-fy-2017-investment-plan/

 

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FBI inquiries leave US voters with tough decision in presidential 'unpopularity contest'

 

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WASHINGTON: -- Within the space of a week, Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton went from storming ahead in the polls, to halving her average lead in the US presidential race. The fresh FBI inquiries left voters with a tough decision in what has been widely dubbed an unpopularity contest.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951397-fbi-inquiries-leave-us-voters-with-tough-decision-in-presidential-unpopularity-contest/

 

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More tremors predicted after Italy’s latest earthquake

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ROME: -- From the sky the damage to Castelluccio di Norcia is clear: a fire service video reveals that many buildings in have been reduced to rubble. The hilltop village lies close to the epicentre of Italy’s strongest earthquake for over 35 years.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951399-more-tremors-predicted-after-italy’s-latest-earthquake/

 

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Trump sticks to attacks, insults, hoping to overtake Clinton

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and STEVE PEOPLES

 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump plunged into his final-week sprint to Election Day Monday decidedly on his terms: unleashing a harsh new attack against Democrat Hillary Clinton in Michigan, a state that hasn't favored a Republican for president in nearly three decades.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951400-trump-sticks-to-attacks-insults-hoping-to-overtake-clinton/

 

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