Prince Wedding

Prince Antonio to marry a Thai girl.

Prince Antonio, a grandchild of King Juan Carolos and Queen Isabella of Spain, is going to marry to his girlfriend at the end of this year.

By Nattarucha Chamnan

MADRID - The Spanish Royal Household Organization announced that Prince Antonio will marry to his Thai girlfriend, Miss Narissara Wongsuwamn, in Barcelona this November. Prince Antonio and Miss Narissara had proposed on a valentine’s day in Malta where they first met.

Prince Antonio said, “I met Miss Narissara eight years ago when I was on holidays in summer at Malta. That time I pretended to travel as an ordinary backpacker but unfortunately I was stolen my wallet, so I just had little money left. Miss Narissara lived at the same guesthouse and we had a chance to talk together. After she knew that I had a little money, she helped me by gave me some food that she cooked at the guesthouse and I was really grateful. I thought I fell in love with her.”

Prince Ferdinand, Prince Antonio’s father, said he was excited and delighted for the wedding and he wished they have a full of happiness.

Miss Narissara said that joining the Royal Family is like a fairy tale. She added “I never thought that I have met a prince in reality because at first that I met him the prince was an ordinary person.

Narissara’s parents Niroj and Malisa said they were very pleased to hear that they plan to have their own family and wished the couple a long and happy life together.

Spain Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy Brey, said the wedding celebrate a great day for our country and wished them all the luck and love in the world.

Thailand Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, said the wedding news is thrilling Thai people and we all wished the best things for Prince and Narissara; congratulations.

Miss Narissara Wongsuwan is the middle child of businessman and teacher. She was raised in Phuket. After finished high school, she got a scholarship to study Bachelor’s degree of Law in France. Then, she graduated a Master’s degree of Law and Civil Rights from Oxford University. Now she is working for EU.

Mr. Lionel Raymond, who has reported on the Royal Family, said “The couple will marry in this year is the good news for both Spanish and Thai and we are looking forward to celebrate this incredible wedding.

Sweet Opal suspected as drug.

 By Chatwadee Siri-anan,The Winchester.
 March 14, 2012

BANGKOK, Thailand – According to strange symptoms like drug addiction of primary school students in four major provinces of Thailand after three weeks eating Sweet Opal, the candy was suspected as drug.


The police chief Pol.Gen. Phrewphan Damaphong declared on Tuesday, March 13 at 1 p.m. that primary school students in four major provinces of Thailand: Chiangmai, Nakhonratchasima, Songkhla, and Bangkok were reported as behaving like drug addiction after they consumed candies Sweet Opal for three weeks.


“I was reported that primary school students from four major provinces had strange symptoms after three weeks eating Sweet Opal. Their main symptoms are moody, aggressive, and sometimes they could not control themselves. Their parents told me that the children consume very much Sweet Opal each day and do not want to eat main foods,” said the police chief.

One of students’ mothers told The Winchester that she was very worried about her son who addicted Sweet Opal. She said, “ I am very worried about my son because he addicted Sweet Opal. He spent much money to buy it. I don’t know why he is always aggressive after eating that sweet.”


Pol.Mej.Gen. Piya Uthayo, police spokesman declared that Sweet Opal was primarily suspected as drug because main symptoms of students who ate it looked like drug addiction.


“ We primarily assume that Sweet Opal is consist of drug which may be Amphetamine or Heroin because most students who ate the candies looked like drug addicts,” said the police spokesman.


Pol.Mej.Gen. Piya also told that Sweet Opal was a new release merchandise owned  by Mr.Suphot Saplorm, a Thai famous business man. It was first sold on February 20, 2012 to attract customers in four major provinces of Thailand and it would be sold around the country on March 16, 2012.


“Sweet Opal is the newest merchandise of Mr.Suphot. He first launched it on February 20 in four major provinces of Thailand to attract children in that big areas first. Then he planned to sell the candies around the country on March 16,” said Pol.Mej.Gen. Piya



 After a report of students’ strange symptoms after three weeks consuming Sweet Opal, the candies are now prohibited to sell, and some are kept for laboratory test.


 At 11 a.m. of Tuesday March 13 police sent a search warrant to search Mr.Suphot’s house in Soi Sukhumvit 101, but police found nothing that could be evidences for drug production.


At the same day, Pol.Lt.Gen.Winai Thongsong, city police chief told The Winchester that now Mr.Suphot disappears from his house, and police cannot contact him.


“After checking Mr.Suphot’s house, we found nothing that could be evidences for drug production. We also found that he has disappeared since Monday night. We tried to contact Mr.Suphot and his family, but we finally could not contact him. However, I believe he still stays in Thailand,” said city police chief.


Pol.Mej.Gen. Piya Uthayo confirmed that secret formula mixing in Sweet Opal will be revealed after two days of laboratory test. “ I confirm Thai people will know the secret formula mixing in Sweet Opal after 2 days of laboratory test ,” said Pol.Mej.Gen.Piya.


Finally, police chief Pol.Gen. Phrewphan Damaphong assures that Mr.Suphot must be arrested and investigated for the secret behind Sweet Opal and he also confirm that he will use the final measure to repress all kinds of drugs in Thailand.


 “ As Thai Police, I assure that we must found Mr. Suphot and investigate him for drugs mixing in Sweet Opal. I confirm we will not stop fighting with drug war in Thailand.”

Tiger escapes Khaoyai National park, kills three villagers

By PAWINEE TIAMKOAKGRUAD

Reporter – The Mirror

March 10, 2012

NAKHONRACHASRIMA,Thailand – Yesterday in the morning Khaoyai National park officer announced that there was a tiger escaped from the forest, it caused three villagers were bitten and killed.

Around 5 a.m. policemen were informed that three villagers who lived in the village near the border of the Khaoyai National park were dead. Pong Chandra, One of witnesses who saw the bodies said that “These three people are my neighbors and in every morning they always go out to look for Thai plants and herb near foothills in the area of Khaoyai National park. Around 4.30 a.m. I heard somebody was screaming so I asked my wife to go search that noise with me, then I found three bodies lain on the ground and they were covered with blood”.

“The first body that we found is a woman; her name is Mrs. Somsong Bunchuay, 48 years old. The second body is a man; his name is Mr. Veera Tungchaidee, 35 years old. And the last body is a woman; her name is Kanchana Meesuk, 27 years old” said the commanding officer of Khaoyai police station.

After the policemen were informed this case they cooperate with Khaoyai National park officers to inspect the area that they found the bodies. And it spent time just in an hour to find that there were a lot of big footprints of tiger.

“These footprints look like footprint of a tiger but we can’t guarantee it yet that how many of them” said the director of Khaoyai National park.

After the medical jurisprudence authorities examined the bodies, they found out that three villagers were attacked by some kind of wild animal.

“The bodies of three villagers have many severe wound, for instance, Mr. Veera have many bruises on arms and wounds on head and neck, so that’s why they can’t endure the pain” said Doctor Pattra Wattanapol, the doctor of  the medical jurisprudence authorities.

“The Khaoyai National park officers have been tracking the tiger for many hours and they quite sure that there are only one tiger that killed three villagers. It is probably it is starving” said the director of Khaoyai National park.

Finally, Khaoyai National park officers found a tiger near the village again in that evening. So the officers decided to shoot an anesthetic to the tiger and then took the tiger to the forest that very far away from the village.

  

Landslides kill 10 in Taiwan

By Nattarucha Chamnan

Taipei - After a heavy rain from typhoon in the east of Taiwan from Wednesday to Friday, it causes the landslides in Hualain Province that killed 11 people and 3 people still missing.

The national Calamity Management Department of Taiwan declared that the effect of typhoon that occurred a few days ago cause the landslides in Hulain province in the east of Taiwan. Landslides swept more than 100 families in five villages around Taroko National Park. There are 11 people died when a mud hit villages and 3 people still missing.

Ms. Zhang Xiaonan, a gift shop owner at Huatong highway, said “I was sleeping on the second floor of my house. I heard the very loud and noise and when I left the house, I saw the hill had fallen.”

Since the landslides, I had to live in the hotel for three days without electricity and telephone signals. I looked from the hotel the road in the downtown was covered by mud and everything is stopped and the entire town was completely soundless, said Mr. Keito Tashio a Japanese tourist.

The principal of Huatong elementary school said that due to the heavy rain and landslides, school was closed for a week from Wednesday to the next Tuesday in order that students will live in the safe place.

Mr.Chen Tangmen, a province governor, said floods and landslides shut 26 roads in 5 towns and more than 100 houses were flooded. The landslides left more that 50 homeless. Furthermore, people who live in the lowland should evacuate to the safe place that were provided.

The Public Health Department of Taiwan warned residents to avoid walking in the mud and after coming from outside the house people must clean their body, especially their feet. People should beware of dangerous animals such as snakes and centipedes.

The Taiwan Meteorological Department reported that the storms will move from Taiwan to Hong Kong next week, so the situation will get better and come back to alive soon.

Landslides kill 10 in Taiwan

By Nattarucha Chamnan

Taipei - After a heavy rain from typhoon in the east of Taiwan from Wednesday to Friday, it causes the landslides in Hualain Province that killed 11 people and 3 people still missing.

The national Calamity Management Department of Taiwan declared that the effect of typhoon that occurred a few days ago cause the landslides in Hulain province in the east of Taiwan. Landslides swept more than 100 families in five villages around Taroko Natioal Park. There are 11 people died when a mudslide hit villages and 3 people still missing.

Ms. Zhang Xiaonan, a gift shop owner at Huatong highway, said “I was sleeping on the second floor of my house. I heard the very loud and noise and when I left the house, I saw the hill had fallen.”

Since the landslides, I had to live in the hotel for three days without electricity and telephone signals. I looked from the hotel the road in the downtown was covered by mud and everything is stopped and the entire town was completely soundless, said Mr. Keito Tashio a Japanese tourist.
The principal of Huatong elementary school said that due to the heavy rain and landslides, school was closed for a week from Wednesday to the next Tuesday in order that students will live in the safe place.

Mr.Chen Tangmen, a province governor, said floods and landslides shut 26 roads in 5 towns and more than 100 houses were flooded. The landslides left more that 50 homeless. Furthermore, people who live in the lowland should evacuate to the safe place that were provided.

The Public Health Department of Taiwan warned residents to avoid walking in the mud and after coming from outside the house people must clean their body, especially their feet. People should beware of dangerous animals such as snakes and centipedes.

The Taiwan Meteorological Department reported that the storms will move from Taiwan to Hong Kong next week, so the situation will get better and come back to alive soon.

TRANG’S BUSINESS TOURISM CRISIS

March 10, 2012
By Umpita Wannabaworn

Trang province met the big problem from natural disaster and harm of economy that make business travel of province so dull more than 3 years ago.

TABTIENG, Trang — after finished the small meeting topic about the problem of Trang’s business tourism Mr.Choompon Silrapa-archa, Minister of Ministry of Tourism and Sports said about the meeting that “This year Trang province met the big problem from disaster more than others provinces but most of grave is economy. Harm of economy in Thailand effect to business tourism and investment of foreign investor that want to invest with us but they hesitated about instability of Thailand’s economy that makes they don’t accept our proposal yet. So, our ministry has to find the measure and consult for restore and improve the business tourism of Trang province for back to boom like 3 years ago again.”

Mr. Mitree Intusut, Trang Provincial governor said that “The Ministry wants our province promote and find point to attract more than before for change the new view of the tourist to province for example, improve tourist attraction etc. Then, we have to consult to businessperson in Trang about the new plan for adjust and help them in the next step.”

Side of businessperson, Mrs.Warinya Ban Ta Lae resort and restaurant owner said that “It is the good way that government interferes to help because of I’m so serious about a lot of problem that continuously for long time and once, I have an idea to stop and sell business on the market because I lose money disastrously. After that, I will bring the suggestion of the government to apply at my resort and I have plans to add the new promotion, special price for Thai people and add special service for foreigner to attract tourist to go to my resort. I’m not disappointing that I decided to go there today. I’m so appreciated that the government still care and see the problem of small population like me and they want to help me.”

Thaksin to return Thailand on Songkran 2012.

By Chatwadee Siri-anan, The Winchester
March 10, 2012



                                



BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Chinawatra is going to return to Thailand in the morning of April 13, 2012 by his private flight.


Thaksin Chinawatra the Thailand Ex-Premier announced on Thursday 8, 2012 through a VDO conference of The United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship ( UDD) at The United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship Office that he would return to Thailand on April 13, 2012 to celebrate Songkran Festival with his beloved Thai people.


“Six years to stay outside Thailand was a bad time for me. I was unhappy to live without my family, my relatives, and all of you who were my supporters. I thought this year is a great time for me to return to my country and celebrate Songkran Festival with all Thai people,”said Thaksin.


He  also  declared  that  he would not return as a Prime Minister or a politician because his sister Yingluck Chinawatra  could be a perfect Prime Minister for all Thai citizens, but he just wanted to return as a Thai citizen who could stay peacefully  in  the homeland.


Chalerm Yubamrung, the Deputy Prime Minister who confirmed Thaksin’s speech declared at the Government House in the morning of Friday, March 9 that this year would be a great time for the Ex-Prime Minister  to  come back to Thailand  and  it  should  be  the  time  that  all  Thais  stop  disputing.


“This  is  an  auspicious  moment to welcome Dr.Thaksin. Now we have democracy and the government that came from  an  election. I believe Dr.Thaksin  is  the person who can bring  peace and  happiness back to Thailand,” said  the  Deputy Prime Minister.


Reporters  asked Chalerm whether he believed that there would be no resistance from groups of people who disliked Thaksin. Chalerm assured that Thaksin would return to Thailand as general Thai citizen and he did not want to revenge his enemies.


 “Dr.Thaksin just wanted to return to his homeland where he has leaved for six years. He did not want to return as a Prime Minister but he just wanted to be a consultant who can give professional advices to develop Thailand to be a prosperous nation,” said Chalerm.


Chalerm  finally confirmed that Thaksin will arrive at Suvannabhumi  International  Airport in the morning of April 13, 2012 by his private flight.


“Dr.Thaksin will arrive Thailand at 9.00 a.m. by his private flight. He also hopes to see his beloved supporters at Suvarnnabhumi International Airport on that day,” said Chalerm.