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Latest News From Buriram.
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Lucky Escape At Buriram’s Chang Roundabout
A number of people had a lucky escape today (Sunday) when a large lorry overturned at the Chang roundabout. Fortunately, it was in the inside lane and it turned over on its left-side. This meant its load of sand and building bricks fell away from traffic in the other lane. The accident occurred sometime…
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Thailand Minimum Wage To Rise By 10 Baht A Day
It has been proposed that the minimum wage which is currently 300 baht a day be raised by up to 10 baht a day, effective from January 1. 2017 The proposal states that there should be a variation between provinces with eight provinces not getting an increase and will remain at 300 baht a day,…
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Prime Minister Has Urged Businesses To Remain Open
Calm – not chaos – prevails and the closures and cancellations of events are unlikely to last more than a month. More importantly authorities believe that there should not be any serious long-term impact on tourism. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha has declared a one-year mourning period and urged people to refrain from organising entertainment events…
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Plans To Mint Cremation Commemorative Coins
The Treasury Department plans to mint commemorative coins to mark the cremation ceremony for His Majesty King Bhumibol . No cremation date has been announced yet, but it is likely it will be held after the one-year mourning period. The new coins will have an illustration of the royal crematorium designed by the Fine Arts…
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Car Bomb Suspect Arrested In Bangkok
Following on from a report that authorities had been tipped off that bomb attacks were being planned in the capital, a man has been arrested . Police raided a rented room in Bang Sao Thong district on Monday and it is believed the unnamed suspect was planning to detonate three car bombs in greater Bangkok…
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Breaking News…….2016 Thai Football Season OFFICIALLY Over
The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) have confirmed their decision made on Friday that the 2016 football season is now over. Despite the government stating that sporting events would be allowed during the 30 day mourning period, the FAT reaffirmed their original decision at a meeting this morning. Four clubs had officially informed the FAT…
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Prime Minister Appeals For Common Sense Re Mourning Attire
The Prime Minister has issued an appeal for calm as the amount of dissent increases for people not wearing black or white during the 30 day mourning period. He stressed that this is a time for people to come together, not to cause confrontations. The PM is aware that there are a number of…
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Two “Mobs” Demand Lese Majeste Arrests
On Sunday police charged a woman with royal defamation after a mob at Koh Samui demanded action over a Facebook post about the heir and regent. This contravenes the “lese majeste” law. It was the second time in two days in the South that a mob demanded instant justice for alleged lese majeste offences. On…
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King Bhumibol, The Sporting Monarch
The decision by the government to allow sporting events during the thirty days “show of respect” is one His Majesty would have approved of. The following article will hopefully show this. King Bhumibol was an avid sports fan and often attended events to watch Thai athletes compete or kept an eye on their performances on…
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Thirty Days Mourning-Update
It has been announced there will be a public display of respect and mourning in Thailand for thirty days. There will be no entertainment programmes on radio or television. At midnight Friday October 14, tv and radio stations can broadcast as normal except for entertainment programmes. This includes channels such as Fox and AXN. All…