webfact Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Thailand Live Friday 14 October 2011 News, Bits and Tweets with webfact Keep up to date with live updates from the news, hour by hour. For breaking news,national, regional and international news updates on a daily basis only, this thread is closed to commentary so that those who wish to follow the news can find it here... Commentary is still open for Thailand news in the relevant thread posted in News Clippings. FOLLOW US: You can also follow us on - Twitter: http://twitter.com/georgebkk - Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ThaiVisaNews - Google+: http://plus.google.com/116866638430460700577/ - Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/564113621/ - Breaking News via SMS text messages to your mobile phone or handheld device To subscribe dial *424010011 on AIS, One-2-Call, DTAC or True Move networks 14 days complementary subscription for Thaivisa members. If you have questions about the Breaking News SMS service, email: sms [at] thaivisa.com ________________________________________________________________________________ Thailand's current weather and forecasts: http://weather.thaivisa.com/ ________________________________________________________________________________ Related topic: Thailand Live Thursday 13 Oct 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Today's Thailand weather and forecasts: Follow this link: http://weather.thaivisa.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Can Bangkok make it?: Flood crisis Follow this link: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Have a heart, thieves told The Nation PM's Office Minister Surawit Khonsomboon yesterday appealed to thieves to show mercy and not deal flood victims a second blow after some reportedly used boats to rob the submerged Sawan Pracharak Hospital in Nakhon Sawan. Surawit also urged police to help guard the safety of property during the flooding. Surawit took delivery of Bt2 million worth of medical supplies donated by Greater Pharma Co, but asked the company to pack the medicine in 15,000 individual sets for convenience in distributing to flood victims. -- The Nation 2011-10-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Pathum Thani residents forced to evacuate as sluice gates break Follow this link: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 9 state banks offer relief measures to clients The Nation Nine state-owned banks are setting up relief measures for existing and potential clients who have been affected by the flooding. Announced yesterday at a news conference attended by Finance Ministry permanent secretary Areepong Bhoocha-oom, the measures include debt moratoriums, interest-rate cuts and new loans for repair work. Participating in the scheme are Krung Thai Bank, the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), Government Savings Bank, Government Housing Bank, the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME Bank), Islamic Bank of Thailand, Export-Import Bank of Thailand, the Small Business Credit Guarantee Corporation and Secondary Mortgage Corp. The BAAC will waive all debt obligations in case of loss of life. It also offers three-year debt rescheduling and a three-year moratorium on interest through 2013. GS Bank will extend emergency loans of up to Bt300,000 at 3.25-per-cent interest for the first two years, as well as house-repair loans of up to Bt300,000. GH Bank will offer a 2-per-cent interest rate on new loans to existing clients for five years. SME Bank offers repair or working-capital loans up to Bt1 million for six years, with a two-year grace period. The interest rate in the following years is 8 per cent (2 per cent to be absorbed by the government). Financial assistance will be waived from recipients' income tax. Meanwhile, donors will be able deduct from their taxable income 1.5 times the amount of donations to units registered with the Revenue Department between September 1 and December 31, 2011. The Treasury Department will waive rentals for a year on partially damaged properties and for two years on entirely damaged properties. -- The Nation 2011-10-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Official among 6 shot dead in Pattani attacks The Nation Six people including a senior official were killed yesterday in two separate insurgent attacks in Pattani. Hami Uma, deputy head of a local administrative body in Mayo district, was killed instantly along with driver Doraseh Jehlong after a pickup truck cut in front of their vehicle and four gunmen in the truck bed sprayed them with more than 100 rounds from M16 and AK47 assault rifles. Stray bullets hit and killed passerby Saifoo Phayain and grazed a 13yearold student. After the initial attack, the vehicle turned back and one gunman dismounted and shot both occupants in the head, before fleeing with Hami's service pistol, police quoted witnesses as saying. The gunfire shattered windows at a nearby school and struck the roofs of three homes. More than 100 spent casings and spikes scattered by the gunmen to prevent pursuit were found at the scene, a Tintersection. The four gunmen, along with the driver and a passenger in the cab, were travelling in a black Mitsubishi Titan pickup without licence plates, police said. Later in Panareh district, four gunmen on two motorcycles arrived at a seafoodprocessing business owned by married couple Atikorn and Urai Ungrangsee and adult relative Sunee, and opened fire, killing all of them instantly. The attackers travelled on two black Honda Wave motorcycles. Before leaving, the four planted a bomb near one of the shop's doors. The device was detected visually by a police bomb squad, which defused and disposed of it. -- The Nation 2011-10-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 230 highways remain closed and no easing in sight: Thailand flood Follow this link: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Tablet PCs good for students provided 'access can be restricted' Follow this link: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 No red, yellow conflict at Don Muang Airport Follow this link: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Zero-interest loans for teachers The Nation Education Minister Worawat Uaapinyakul said yesterday that the ministry approved Bt700 million in interestfree loans to teachers needing to repair their flooddamaged homes or for other urgent requirements. The budget came from the teachers' lifedevelopment fund. The Teachers and Educational Personnel Council now is working on the loan criteria. Teachers interested in applying for a loan should contact the council's or their educational zone's offices, Worawat said. -- The Nation 2011-10-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Thai govt hopes to quickly find Bt80 bn for post-flood rehabilitation Follow this link: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Park open for parking The Nation Nakhon Pathom's Buddhamonthon Park is now open for temporary storage of flood victims' cars. Nopparat Benjawattananan, chief of the National Buddhism Bureau, said yesterday that the complex could also be used a refugee shelter upon request by Nakhon Pathom or nearby provinces. Floodaffected residents of Bangkok can get information on 109 parking centres for 69,959 cars as well as emergency shelters from the Traffic Police's 1197 hotline or www.trafficpolice.go.th. They can also obtain information from the Metropolitan Police at (02) 345 6160 for Division 1, 566 4253 for Division 2, 171 4204 for Division 3, 517 2729 for Division 4, 22551888 for Division 5, 223 0175 for Division 6, 449 0395 for Division 7, 477 1080 for Division 8, and 451 7231 for Division 9. -- The Nation 2011-10-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Their Majesties grant funds The Nation Their Majesties the King and Queen have graciously granted Bt100,000 in personal funds to assist flood victims in Chiang Mai's 25 districts. Chiang Mai Governor ML Panadda Diskul and officials attended a ceremony for the transfer of the money at City Hall yesterday afternoon. Khomsan Suwanampa, chief of the provincial disaster prevention and mitigation office, was assigned to allocate the funds among the victims. -- The Nation 2011-10-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 NBTC launches measures to help out The Nation The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has launched five measures to help flood victims, which include asking mobilephone operators to delay the payment period for prepaid users and to waive some fees, NBTC commissioner Supinya Klangnarong posted on Twitter yesterday. The agency has also told all TV channels and radio stations to broadcast updates from the Flood Relief Operations Command (FROC) at 10am, 4pm and 10pm every day for a month, she said. The NBTC is also setting up a coordination centre at Don Mueang Airport, where the FROC has been set up, to ensure that there is no breakdown in telecommunications. In addition, she said, community radio stations in affected areas could contact the NBTC for help at any time. Supinya added that the NBTC would also come up with a master plan. -- The Nation 2011-10-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 AFP: Thailand fights to keep Bangkok dry Follow this link: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Phuket Blues Fest moves to Laguna Chris Thomas King, famed for his contribution to the soundtrack for the hit movie 'O Brother, Where Art Thou', will be headlining the Phuket Blues Festival. Photo: Daniel N. Reid Follow this link: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Thai Chamber urges shift of money from populist schemes to flood recovery efforts Follow this link: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 AFP: Thai royal insult law may have been misused: govt Follow this link: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Bottled water shortage in Bangkok due to hoarding by panic buyers & closing of some factories (BkkPost) /via@RichardBarrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 IMPORTANT INFO: Google Flood Crisis Map now available in English: http://bit.ly/qSPlf4 /via@terryfrd /via@AM_Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Pathum Thani Governor expects completion of Ban Phrao sluice gate repairs today /MCOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Pathum Thani governor slams Flood Operation Center for last night's mix up with Ban Prao floodgate collapse, causing widespread panic /TAN_Network PM assures Flood Operation Center's mistake with last night's warning won't erode confidence;says Science Min Plodprasop had good intent /TAN_Network Ayutthaya adjusts rescue plan for Hi-Tech Industrial Park to use piled rock barriers;Pathum Thani's Banphrao sluice gate repairs advance 70% /MCOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 HRH Princess Chulabhorn leads medical team to provide treatment for flood victims BANGKOK, 14 October 2011 (NNT) - Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn yesterday led a team of medical volunteers to provide treatment to flood-affected people in Sing Buri province. Accompanying Her Royal Highness were doctors and nurses from the Princess Mother’s Medical Volunteers (PMMV) Foundation, the Chulabhorn Foundation, Chulabhorn Hospital, Siriraj Hospital and Chulalongkorn Hospital of the Thai Red Cross Society. In her address to people gathering for the medical assistance at the Monastery of Chaksi Declining Buddha Image, HRH said the visit was not on a regular schedule, but was particularly made to reduce the sufferings of flood-affected people. She called for their strength and unity to help each other in this crisis which had hit many provinces including Pathum Thani where she lived and prompted her to move her belongings to higher grounds. She committed to use her expertise in medicine to help flood victims with utmost efforts as she, as well as other volunteers from the medical institutions mentioned had vowed to devote themselves for better health of needy people as a tribute to His Majesty the King upon his 84th birthday anniversary this year. On the visit, Her Royal Highness also distributed subsistence packages to flood victims. She visited on the same day other flood victims in Uthai Thani Province where the royal medical team provided medical check-ups, treatment and relief packages to affected people. HRH Princess Chulabhorn, in her capacity as honorary president of the Princess Mother’s Medical Volunteers Foundation, makes regular visits to rural people in various parts of the country, together with teams of medical volunteers. Sing Buri is not yet covered by the network of the PMMV Foundation. -- NNT 2011-10-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 A Big C Lard Prao employee: Flashlights are selling like crazy. All kinds of lamp are also flying off the shelves. /via@tulsathit Flood Operation Center spokesman Wim says last night's evacuation announcement for Pathum Thani came from Science Min Plodprasop not center / 1st Area Army chief cancels plan to drop container to plug holes in flood levee at Hitech Ayutthaya due to strong current;dump rocks instead / /TAN_Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Pathum Thani and Ayutthaya focusing on recovery efforts The Nation The repair of leaked dyke at Ban Phrao sluice gate is expected to complete by today, Pathum Thani Administrative Organisation president Chan Phuangphet said on Friday. The remaining work is to fix the final 20 meters of the dyke, he said. The dyke is a critial barrier to guard Rangsit and northern Bangkok from inundation. On Thursday's night, Science Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi triggered panic after he warned residents from Khlong Luang and Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus to prepare for evacuation if the sluice gate broke down. Later the National Flood Relief Centre said Plodprasop made his personal assessment of the situation with good faith but the centre did not issue an evacuation order. In Ayutthaya, 1st Army Region commander Lt General Udomdet Sitabutr cancelled a plan to mobilise Chinook helicopters to transport empty containers for in an effort to recover the inundated Hi-Tech Industrial Park at Bang Pa-in district. The inundation is about one meter, hence the water is too deep and too strong to deploy helicopters for any recovery operations, he said, following an inspection of the scene. He said soldiers would have to wait for the torrent to settle before starting the recovery of the industrial estate. The key to recovery is to dump rocks to form a temporary dyke to slow down the water before pumping the water out of the industrial estate. -- The Nation 2011-10-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Thai stock index opens on Friday at 935.81, down 1.01 points /MCOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 PM Admits Mistake in FROC Announcement Last Night Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has admitted that government officials made a mistake by announcing the first evacuation order of northern Bangkok districts. However, she said Science Minister Plodprasop Surasawadee, who made the announcement, had good intentions. The center has revised its statement, telling residents to move valuable belongings to higher ground as the first precaution instead of evacuation. -- Tan Network 2011-10-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 As Thailand Floods Spread, Experts Blame Officials, Not Rains Follow this link: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Worst Flooding in Decades Swamps Thailand Excellent collection of photos Heavy monsoon rains have been drenching Southeast Asia since mid-July, causing mudslides and widespread flooding along the Mekong River. Parts of Thailand are now experiencing the worst floods in half a century, as water inundates villages, historic temples, farms, and factories. [more...] Follow this link: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/10/worst-flooding-in-decades-swamps-thailand/100168/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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