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Dugong disappearing fast from Trang
Trang's dwindling dugong population is now threatened with extinction as the Seagrass meadows it feeds upon in the waters around Koh Libong have shrunk to 7,306 square rai. The head of Trang's Marine and coastal resources conservation centre, Prachuap Mokharat, said yesterday that a March survey found Trang's population of dugongs had fallen to between 110 and 115. Most of the ...
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Jet-setting monk to return next week
Disciples of Luangpu Nen Kham Chattiko - who was identified as one of three monks seen aboard a private jet in a video clip that has drawn widespread criticism - said yesterday he would return next week from his trip abroad to resume his duties as abbot of Wat Pa Khantitham in Si Sa Ket's Kanthararom district. The 34-year-old was one of a trio of monks wearing earphones and sunglasses and ...
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Fast-track trials planned for tourists
A new Tourist Case Division is in the pipeline to oversee trials involving foreign visitors to the country, Tourism and Sport Minister Somsak Pureesrisak said yesterday. Somsak said that later this month he would meet with diplomats from 17 European countries, who would ask him for tourist safety measures. His plan is to launch a new Tourist Case division under the Court of Justice to fast-track ...
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Construction may be a waste
Academic warns work could be useless if modules are not integrated Constructions under the government's costly water-management and flood-prevention modules could end up being useless structures because of a total lack of integration between key modules, a leading academic at Kasetsart University (KU) has warned. The Cabinet, however, yesterday approved the Water and Flood Management ...
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Papers for 301 cars tied to tax scam
More than two-thirds of Mercedes-Benzes and BMWs under investigation for tax evasion have failed to pass document tests. "But we will have to conduct physical inspections before coming to a conclusion," Tarit Pengdith, director-general of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), said yesterday. The papers for 264 out of 338 Mercedes-Benzes and 37 out of 46 BMWs in the probe ...
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Vendors dispute behind blast in Bangkok police
Contradictory reports from South that suspect was tied to an insurgent group. Contradictory information surrounds the arrest of a suspect in connection with an explosion at Ramkhamhaeng street stalls in Bangkok's Bang Kapi district that injured seven people on May 26. Police are now looking for three other suspects, all from the South. Southern authorities and sources claim that ...
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Obec deputy moved ahead of exam probe
Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) deputy chief Anand Rangabthuk has been transferred to the position of Education Ministry inspector-general pending a disciplinary probe against him and three other officials in relation to cheating in the assistant-teacher exams. Anand has been replaced by Education inspector-general Phitsanu Tulsuk, who also heads the case's fact-finding ...
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Six firms enter e-auction for tablets
Only six companies have managed to pull through the pre-qualification round to enter the upcoming e-auction for a chance to sell tablets to the government. So far, seven contenders have been eliminated. The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) is holding an e-auction to seek suppliers for the government's One Tablet Per Child project. The policy is applicable to Pathom 1 and ...
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Thai diplomat in Cairo called back for her safety FM
Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry called back to Thailand the female Thai diplomat who allegedly assaulted an Egyptian woman at a Cairo hotel, as a precaution for her safety as there were reportedly threats against her. Thai Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Jakkrit Srivali said Tuesday the ministry ordered First Secretary of the Thai Embassy in Egypt Kakanang Amaranand back to provide additional ...
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Thai diplomat accused of assault acted in self-defence Foreign Ministry
A female Thai diplomat who allegedly assaulted an Egyptian woman at a Cairo hotel had acted in self-defence, Thai Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Jakkrit Srivali said on Monday. He quoted Kakanang Amaranand, first secretary of the Thai Embassy in Egypt, as dismissing news reports in Egyptian media that she attacked and injured Rana Ashraf. Ashraf's husband was quoted as saying that ...
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Confusion surrounds suspects links to South unrest
Caught in the South The military bus was used to transport children to school. No warrants were issued for Mr Idris's arrest at the time. The suspect was being held at the Southern Border Provinces Police Operation Centre Tuesday for questioning. Authorities plan to search his home in tambon Khok Khian for evidence. National police chief Adul Saengsingkaew Tuesday said an initial ...
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Tablet computers thrust Thailand classrooms into digital era
In a rural classroom in the Thai highlands, hill-tribe children energetically slide their fingertips over tablet computer screens, practicing everything from English to mathematics and music. The disadvantaged students are part of an ambitious project by Thailand to distribute millions of the handheld devices in schools, in a move supporters hope will boost national education standards. For ...
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House of Grace Rescuing Thai Girls from Sex Trade
Thailand has become a hub for sex trafficking in southeast Asia. Most victims are tribal girls who are sold by their families to get out of debt or because they can't afford to care for ...
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EVA Air joins Star Alliance
TAOYUAN, Taiwan - Taiwan's EVA Airways on Tuesday joined Star Alliance, the world's biggest airline grouping, in a move that could give it an edge over regional rivals like China ...
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Farmers hail cabinets brake on rice price cut
The Thai Farmers Association on Tuesday welcomed the cabinet's decision to hold back a decision on whether to reduce paddy pledging prices, and threatened major protests if price cuts were ordered. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Tuesday the cabinet had "acknowledged" proposals from its rice policy panel, but had sent them back to provide additional information before ...
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Better Australian tourist safety urged
PHUKET - Australia has called for better safety of Australians visiting Phuket, now called the most dangerous place in the world for Australians despite being one of the country's top holiday ...
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Thailand acknowledges $4.4B loss from rice scheme
BANGKOK -; Thailand's government on Tuesday acknowledged losing more than $4.46 billion in one year in a much-criticized scheme to support rice prices that ended up dislodging the country from its spot as the grain's top exporter. The program is likely to be amended to reduce the losses, the commerce minister ...
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UPDATE 3-Thai government cuts rice intervention price from July
Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:40am EDT * Costly intervention scheme causing budget strains * Farmers may accept changes if broad scheme continues * PM had earlier said more information was needed for decision (Writes through after decision to cut price) By Pracha Hariraksapitak and Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat BANGKOK, June 18 (Reuters) - The Thai government has agreed to cut the intervention price ...
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Thai stocks drop most in Asia on outflow concern
Thailand's stocks fell Tuesday, reversing earlier gains, amid speculation overseas investors may add to the biggest monthly net sales in almost two ...
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PM No cut in rice pledging price
The cabinet is yet to discuss proposals to reduce the pledging price of rice, because it is waiting for the National Rice Policy Committee to provide further details on the existing scheme, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said. The premier said on Tuesday that the cabinet had acknowledged proposals from the rice policy panel, but had directed it to come up with additional information on the ...
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Thailand admits losing $4.4bn from controversial rice scheme
BANGKOK -- Thailand's government has acknowledged losing more than $4.46 billion in a much-criticized scheme to support rice prices that ended up dislodging the country from its top spot as the grain's exporter. Prime Minister's Office Minister Warathep Rattanakorn said Tuesday the government's sales of the rice failed to cover the sum it paid to farmers under the 2011-2012 ...
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Arrested Bangkok bomb suspect no insurgency connections
A suspect in the bombing at Soi Ramkhamhaeng 43/1 in Bangkok on May 26 was arrested in Muang district of Narathiwat province late Monday night, Pol Maj Gen Suchart Theerasawat, deputy chief of the Southern Border Provinces Police Operations Centre, said on ...
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Thailand names winners for $9.5 bln flood management work
BANGKOK, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:08am EDT BANGKOK, June 18 (Reuters) - Thailand has selected four winners for water management projects worth around 290 billion Thai baht ($9.5 billion) aimed at preventing a repeat of devastating floods in late 2011. The flooding cut Thailand's economic growth to just 0.1 percent in 2011 but the water projects and other infrastructure work are ...
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Pump prices up tomorrow
PTT and Bangchak will raise the pump prices of petrol and all gasohol, except E85, by 0.30 baht per litre effective from 5am on Wednesday. The price of gasohol E85 will go up 0.20 baht per litre. The diesel price will remain unchanged. Pump prices per litre in Bangkok and nearby provinces from tomorrow will be as follows: Petro 95 - 46.35 baht; gasohol 95 - 39.13 baht; gasohol 91 - 36.68 baht; ...
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SET dives 43.62 points
The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 43.62 points, or 2.97%, to close at 1,427.42 points at the end of trading session this afternoon. The trade value was 61.61 billion baht, with 11.04 billion shares traded. The SET50 index ended at 950.53 points, down 31.63 points, or 3.22%, with a total trade value of 38.33 billion baht. The SET100 index fell 70.41 points, or 3.23%, to stand ...
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Bangkok’s reputation under threat
Bangkok has long-been the site of political instability for the country, but this has rarely escalated into full-scale violence, now as talks between government and protests breakdown, and acts of violence increase, the city faces a difficult situation.
There is currently a days-long standoff between the government and anti-government protestors who claim the present government headed by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva was supported by the military when they came to power fifteen months ago. Read more
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