Exporters are watching the US presidential election closely as the outcome could have a real impact on Thai exports to the American market.
Post Publishing Plc, TNN and Media of Medias will work together to offer coverage of the US presidential election on TrueVisions' TNN 24 from 10am to 8pm today.
TOURISM
The Marine and Coastal Resources Department has warned of box jellyfish attacks after the highly poisonous species was found off Koh Phi Phi in Krabi province.
SOUTHERN VIOLENCE
NARATHIWAT : Security authorities have not ruled out other motives besides insurgency being behind the bombings in Narathiwat's Sukhirin district which left 71 people injured.
ABAC SURVEY
The political turmoil is not greatly affecting family happiness, and families that support the opposition Democrat party are happier than those backing the ruling People Power party, according to an Abac poll.
The government has declared three days of national mourning during the cremation ceremony for Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana, from Nov 14 to 16.
CONSTITUTION CHANGE
People Power party (PPP) MPs say they are determined to push for constitutional changes but will do it only after convincing their coalition partners and the public to support the move.
The pro-government political talk show Kwam Jing Wan Nee (Truth Today) will head to the North and Northeast to drum up opposition to any coup and support for constitutional change.
Army specialist Maj-Gen Khattiya Sawadipol decided yesterday to stop training a group of pro-government United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) security guards who call themselves "King Taksin's Warriors".
Election commissioner Sodsri Satayathum yesterday suggested constitutional interpretation be sought before a political any royal pardon is requested for convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
KLONG TOEY MARKET
About 20 vendors at the Klong Toey market have filed a complaint with the Crime Suppression Division (CSD), claiming more than 200 men vandalised their stalls in the early hours of yesterday.
Pressure from provincial authorities and the military forced members of the pro-government Rak Chiang Mai 51 group to cancel the planned reoccupation of the grounds of the Thai PBS office in Chiang Mai yesterday.
WEATHER
Two tambons in Chaiyaphum were hit by severe flash floods yesterday after a large weir collapsed in Ban Khwao district.
The Social Security Board is considering extending the period it pays unemployment benefits to fund members who lose their jobs.
MELAMINE CONTAMINATION
Another brand of cream crackers made in Malaysia has been found to contain more than the acceptable amount of melamine, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday.
NONG FLUKE KILLING
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has asked public prosecutors to indict three police officers for the killing of a nine-year-old boy during the Thaksin Shinawatra government's war on drugs.
PRICE SUPPORT
The government has pledged to find 3.3 billion baht to shore up the price of palm oil, which has plunged 64% from its March record on concerns about the slowing global economy.
EDITORIAL
Exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's suggestion to his supporters during a phone-in programme at the Rajamangala national stadium on Saturday that only "Royal kindness" - presumably a Royal pardon - can assure his safe return home as a free man is disturbingly inappropriate, to say the least. It is no surprise that the top military brass are unhappy with the remark, seeing it as an attempt to get His Majesty the King involved in politics and unnecessarily putting pressure on him to solve a problem of Thaksin's own making.
Thailand's political crisis has deepened following the rally at Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium where 70,000 Thaksin loyalists turned up to show their support for the former prime minister. Dressed in red, these supporters denounced the People's Alliance for Democracy's "conspiracy" against Thaksin and warned that a possible coup would be a setback to democracy.
COMMENTARY
The arrest of Thai Airways International (THAI) steward Manus Kirdtas on Aug 28 at Narita International Airport for allegedly trafficking 620 grammes of marijuana worth nearly 900,000 baht has brought not only great shame to our flag carrier but also further damage to Thailand's reputation.
Post Bag
Many well-wishers recently came out of seclusion to publicly call for a truce among the ''quarrelling parties'' entangled in the current political turmoil.
In Media
The current rubber price slump has caused panic among farmers and traders. This is not unusual because the price of rubber had stayed above 100 baht a kilogramme for several years. The current price of 50 baht/kg should be acceptable because total production cost is about 30 baht/kg.
