Cambodia rescinds expulsion of US charity workers | Bangkok Post: news
Hun Sen ordered the group expelled three weeks ago after its personnel appeared in a CNN report about child prostitution in Cambodia. Hun Sen took offence that the report said Cambodian mothers sold their daughters into prostitution. ''This nation is not for insulting,'' Hun Sen said Tuesday at a forum for conservationists. Agape International Missions, founded by Don Brewster and his wife Bridget, opened its first centre for former child sex workers in 2006, according to the group's website. Hun Sen said he ''could not accept'' the assertion that Cambodian mothers sold their daughters into prostitution.
Source:Bangkok Post
August 22, 2017 13:07 UTC
Visa overstayer alleges extortion of Bt600,000
Yasser said he had been living in Thailand for four years due to the war that had engulfed his country. They told him the payment would protect him and his son from legal action. However in June, Yasser alleged, Lumpini police arrested his son and detained him at an immigration jail. The group then demanded money for the release of his son, so Yasser paid them several times to a total of about Bt600,000. However his son remained in jail, so he came to seek justice with awareness that he could be prosecuted for overstaying.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
August 22, 2017 12:45 UTC
Princess dedicates SEA Games medal to late King
The princess held a picture of King Rama IX, her grandfather, during the medal presentation ceremony and admitted during an interview with the Thai media later that she had felt overwhelmed. “It was like I gave him this medal,” the princess said emotionally. ‘Difficult to describe my feelings’“Normally whenever I competed and won a medal, he would put it on my neck. The silver is the princess’s second medal in the SEA Games. She won the gold medal as part of the Thai women’s badminton team in the 2005 SEA Games in Manila.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
August 22, 2017 12:22 UTC
Suspects in dismemberment case indicted | Bangkok Post: news
Police escort suspects in the karaoke bar worker murder case after an indictment at the Khon Kaen provincial court on Tuesday. The five defendants, who were arrested between late May and early June, are detained in Khon Kaen. Earlier Miss Preeyanuch, Miss Kawita, Miss Apiwan and Mr Wasin confessed to premeditated murder and body concealment. The man was arrested in Laos and Miss Jidarat was apprehended in Ubon Ratchathani province bordering Laos. Miss Jidarat denied involvement in the murder, saying the other four met her in Bangkok after the killing and sold the victim's mobile phone.
Source:Bangkok Post
August 22, 2017 12:11 UTC
Prayut show in full flow during the two-day Cabinet meeting
His recent two-day trip to Nakhon Ratchasima for the mobile Cabinet meeting is no exception, filled as it was with his roller-coaster talks full of jokes, sarcasm, flattery and no-nonsense utterances. “Please miss us, ‘der’”, Prayut told Korat residents, using Northeast-style lingo to catch their attention. Since taking power after the 2014 coup, Prayut has enjoyed his one-man show at least twice a week – the Tuesday Cabinet meeting and his talk show every Friday. The government seems keen to push the mobile Cabinet meeting in Korat into the spotlight. “I prioritise the northeastern region and holding the mobile Cabinet meeting here will enable me to listen to the people directly.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
August 22, 2017 12:00 UTC
Baby formula marketing ban aims to boost breastfeeding | Bangkok Post: news
A law coming into force in September bans marketing promotion of infant formula. The law will come into force next month, banning marketing promotion of infant formula in "both direct and indirect ways", health official Puangpen Chanprasert told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "For Thailand, this is a major step in protecting and promoting breastfeeding and ensuring that children get the best possible start in life," Unicef said. Thailand has one of the world's lowest rates of exclusive breastfeeding at 12.3%, according to a 2016 global database by Unicef. The UN agency said Thai mothers faced "a number of obstacles" to breastfeeding including aggressive marketing of baby formula and their return to work after three months of maternity leave.
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August 22, 2017 11:37 UTC
Prayut questions whether media serving public interest by not reporting on ministers’ work
Sansern, who is also head of the Public Relations Department, said he viewed the work done by other Cabinet members as also worth disseminating to the public, so that the public could learn more about the government’s work. His proposition was slammed by some media members as intervening in the media’s work. Prayut said he could not however accept this excuse, stressing that while the media tended to claim that they work for the public interest, they apparently fail to report on the government’s work when asked to do so. If the media failed to deliver this information, would the public interest be truly served in the way that they claim to pursue, he asked during the media interview. The tense mood during the session seemed to subside, however, when he walked towards the group of media representatives and took photos with them.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
August 22, 2017 11:37 UTC
NHRC fights against dismissal of all commissioners
However, What said he did not understand why all the commission members had to be removed when he had been informed that the “powers-that-be” were not satisfied with certain individuals. The NHRC on Tuesday received the organic bill, which passed the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) last week, that could reset the whole commission. What said an NHRC meeting had resolved that it would fight the dismissal of all members as proposed in the bill. The stipulation violated the new Constitution, which promotes rights and freedom, he said. He also said that he would maintain his current position even if he were the only one fighting the dismissal in the case that a joint revision committee is established.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
August 22, 2017 11:37 UTC
Police seize fake Man U merchandise in Sa Kaew
The raid was conducted after police in Khlong Luek district were alerted by an official representative of the club, Dulayapon Chuenkaew. The popular shop, Kblack 59, had told potential customers that its products – including jerseys, jeans, shorts and bags – were legal. However, Dulayapon told police that many products displaying the logo of the English Premier League football club were pirated. It sent somebody there to buy products, which were then sent to club headquarters in the United Kingdom. However, the retailers would still face prosecution if it could be proven that they knew the products were fake.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
August 22, 2017 11:26 UTC
Singapore's ComfortDelgro in talks with Uber | Bangkok Post: news
(Reuters file photo)SINGAPORE -- Singapore's biggest taxi operator, ComfortDelgro Corp Ltd, entered into exclusive talks with Uber Technologies Inc for a potential tie-up, it said on Tuesday, in a move that could help Uber in its fight with dominant ride-hailing firm Grab. The taxi operator said the potential tie-up would also include the company's taxis being made available on Uber's app. ComfortDelgro is the market leader in Singapore with a fleet of 15,000 taxis. Like in other markets, traditional taxi firms in Singapore have been hit by the growth of ride-hailing firms such as Grab and Uber. ComfortDelgro said there was no certainty that the talks would result in any definitive agreement or transaction.
Source:Bangkok Post
August 22, 2017 11:26 UTC
10 arrested, yaba and heroin seized in police busts
NSB chief Pol Lt-General Sommai Kongwisaisuk also claimed that drug production had apparently increased from 500 million yaba pills a year to five billion pills to make up for losses from previous busts. In the first case, Worapong Reuchajirakit, 64, and three accomplices were arrested along with 3.8 million yaba pills found in a six-wheel truck in Lampang’s Mae Prik district on Sunday. In the second case, Phuwanai Sae-her, 21, and two others were arrested along with 100,000 yaba pills in Ayutthaya province last week. It was alleged that the trio smuggled the heroin from the North to Songkhla under instructions from a person in Myanamar. “From producing 500 million yaba pills a year, now they make five billion,” he said.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
August 22, 2017 11:26 UTC
Hospital change to affect 100,000 patients
Suwanna Thanaboonsombat, a coordinator of the Pom Prab-Phra Nakhon public complaint centre, said on Tuesday that some patients seeking treatment at the hospital had already been told to find other hospitals. Urging people to remain calm and follow updates closely, NHSO coordination centre official Chananchida Thanthapalin said all patients should register for hospital transfers, and they could call the 1330 hotline for more information. “If people find their newly arranged hospital inconvenient, they can ask for a change,” she said, adding that subscribers could make a hospital transfer up to four times a year. The NHSO will set up a table to register affected patients at Mahaesak Hospital from September 1 to 15. It would also cover the medical expenses of those patients who were required to remain at Mahaesak after September 30 until they were deemed fit to move, she said.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
August 22, 2017 11:15 UTC
Go-ahead for Nakon Ratchasima rail elevation project
The project is one of several double track schemes being implemented by the State Railway of Thailand to improve rail transport between Bangkok and major provincial cities, especially those in the Northeast. A public hearing will be held within the next six months for the approved elevated section, which will start from Phukao Lad to Mitraparb Bridge and Korat railway station. Construction of the project is expected to be complete within 18 months. The Prayut government has also been pushing ahead the separate Thai-Chinese high-speed railway project that will link Bangkok with the Northeastern province.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
August 22, 2017 11:15 UTC
IPO to help fund new air cargo terminal
The IPO proceeds will be used to invest in 10 projects, including the International Air Cargo Terminal at Don Mueang International Airport, for which the company has been awarded the concession by the Airport Authority of Thailand. This air cargo terminal will open in the fourth quarter of this year. In addition, the company will invest in projects of its major business units: chemical logistics, inland transport, and warehouse and distribution. Triple I Logistics is a leading full-service logistics solutions provider. Its four main services are air freight, sea freight and inland transport, logistics management, and chemical and specialty logistics management.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
August 22, 2017 10:30 UTC
Poor girl's story gets her family a new home | Bangkok Post: news
The new, elevated house ensures the six-member family much better living conditions. Her parents were poor with the father the sole breadwinner, struggling to support them on a small income from fishing. It was widely shared on social media, and then picked up by mainstream media. The house was handed over to the girl’s family on Tuesday in a ceremony attended by Nakhon Si Thammarat governor Sakol Chantarak and her school director, Mr Anant. On behalf of the whole family, the father Sunthorn Liamtrai profusely thanked all the kind samaritans who helped them have a new home.
Source:Bangkok Post
August 22, 2017 10:30 UTC