The photo touched a storm of criticism when it was posted on the Thai social
network.

The Senator was later identified as Mr. Pinyo Sai-Nui, a representative of Krabi
Province. He initially said he was not entirely sure he was the man in the photo, but later admitted
looking at his iPhone during the meeting.

But I was looking at my nephew′s pictures Mr.
Pinyo explained (However, ASTV Manager quoted him as saying it was his niece).

Previously, a report has been circulated on the social network that a group of taxi
business representatives have asked the Ministry of Transport for a fare hike, from 35 baht at the
start to 50 baht, and aim to charge the passengers 100 baht instead of the current rate of 50 baht
if they hail the cab from the airports.

Mr. Chatchart said the Ministry is not considering
such increase, and would try to fix the current rate as long as possible.

The minister
also revealed his plan to establish taxi stops throughout Bangkok so that the drivers can park their
cars and wait for the passengers, instead of having to drive around, burning fuel, in order to seek
the passengers on the roads.

Around 40% of the taxis on the roads at any moment are running
without passengers, Mr. Chatchart said. He told our correspondent he hopes that the new policy would
help taxi drivers to cut fuel cost. 

Meanwhile, the minister has ordered Department of
Land Transport (DLT) to survey numbers of minivans running on inter-regional routes, which links
between Bangkok and other regions.

Mr. Chatchart said that the research should allow the
ministry to speculate real demands for each route.

We must study if we have enough supply in
response to the demand said Mr. Chatchart, if necessary, the ministry will arrange registration
system to bring illegal vans into the system.

In October 2012, 4
female students at Bansomdejchaopraya Ratchapat University (BSRU) filed a complaint to the police in
Bangkok Noi District, alleging that their lecturer, Mr. Krisada Suksumniang, had sexually harassed
them in different occasions.

The students then put up posters complaining of Mr. Krisada′s behaviour and
misconduct around the university campus. A number of media outlets – Khaosod, Thai Rath, and Channel 7
– gave the incident extensive coverage.

Mr. Krisada, who taught classes on traditional
Thai music at the time of the incident, later sued the 3 news agencies along with the 4 students in
defamation lawsuits.

Yesterday (5 September) the Thonburi Criminal Court delivered its
verdict on the charges. The judges noted that Mr. Krisada was eventually investigated and found
guilty of his alleged actions by the university′s disciplinary committee. The committee also
discharged Mr. Krisada from his position.

Therefore, the court concluded, the allegation put
forth by the 4 students concurred with Mr. Krisada′s actions, and did not amount to a conspired
attempt to defame the former lecturer.

The court also praised the 4 students for their
sacrifice in speaking out about the matter in order to warn other students of Mr. Krisada′s
inappropriate behaviour and to prevent others from being sexually harassed by Mr.
Krisada.

As for the media′s coverage of the event, the court ruled that the 3 news agencies
named as defendants by Mr. Krisada were lawfully reporting the news and expressing their criticism.

The investigation followed a complaint by the Security and Exchange
Commission (SEC) that over 300 investors had lost around 500 million baht to the bogus
company.

According to the company′s advertisement, investors would gain 9% profit each
month from planned investment in Oil, Gold and Stock in the company’s global portfolios. Some of the
customers may earn more – up to 12% a month, the company claimed – if they lured in more
investors.

Former customers of Standard Morgan told the SEC that they are provided with
username and password to log in to the system, where they can then withdraw the interest gained from
their capital.

However, since August 2013, they could not withdraw the money. The company′s
office (believed to be in Bangkok) and phone number then became unreachable.

According to
NBTC, the practice violated the customers? rights, as commercials also obstruct parts of the screen
and limit the viewers? access to the service.

The NBTC allows TrueVisions 90 days to dispute
the measure to the court. In the meantime, the cable company must immediately drop the commercials
per NBTC′s order, or risk facing a fine of 5 million baht plus additional 100,00 baht per day for
violation.

Audiences are encouraged by the NBTC to alert the agency about any violation by
calling 1200.

Under the new guideline, the so-called ?Free TV? channels have to
label their programmes and reschedule their shows to comply in the following
categories:

?Primary? – content suitable for pre-primary school aged
children

?Children? – content suitable for children between 6-12 years
old

?General? – content suitable for general audiences

?PG 13? 
–  content suitable for people aged 13 and above, but can be watched by those who are under the
recommended age if parental guidance is provided. Under this category, the content can be shown on
TV between 20.30 and 05.00.

?PG 18? – content suitable for people aged above 18 years
old; those who are under 18 must be provided with parental guidance. The programmes can be shown on
TV during 22.00-05.00.

?Exclusive? – content unsuitable for children and youngsters,
and can be viewed on TV only after midnight.

It should be noted that TV programmes in
Thailand are already labelled by certain system of categories, a practice criticised by rights group
as nanny-state censorship and ridiculed by some Netizens for its confusing standards.

For
instance, many on the social network have been left scratching their heads after an obviously
harmless cartoon series was rated ?PG18? by the NBTC, whereas a soap opera featuring a rape scene
wore the label ?PG13?.

The NBTC has not publicly commented on the incident, which is being
circulated widely on the Thai social network.

Mr. Tanorm Borikut, 40, was
shot by assailants on motorcycle as he left the residential building in Rajamangala Stadium in the
early morning of 4 September, according to witnesses. He was reportedly on his way to an exercise
session, as he was scheduled to oversee an upcoming Thai League match.

Police said Mr. Tanorm,
nicknamed ?Pao Norm?, was shot twice in his ribcage and once in his arm. He remains in the ICU; his
condition is described as severe.

A senior police officer expressed his belief that, in spite
of the severe injury, the assailants did not appear to have the intention to kill Mr. Tanorm since
they had the time to deal a deadly blow to the referee as he was down on the ground but did not do
so.

Meanwhile, investigators are struggling to find a lead into the case. The detectives are
checking the CCTV footage and establishing a possible motive for the attack – a daunting task
considering Mr. Tanorm′s history.

A referee with a long experience in the field, Mr. Tanorm
is a well-known figure in his trade. His nickname, Pao Norm, is a play on the names of Mr. Tanorm
and Justice Pao, a historical Chinese judge known for his sharp judgement.

However, while Justice Pao is universally praised by the Chinese as an incorruptible judge, Mr. Tanorm′s reputation in the
field is somewhat more dubious.

He has been criticised for his alleged bias which favours the
more powerful football teams when they play against the smaller ones. Some Thai football clubs have even
boycotted any game refereed by Mr. Tanorm.

The referee also made the headlines in August when
he dispatched a number of guards to bar observers from entering the meeting room in which debate
over enforcement of the FIFA constitution in Thai football leagues would be
discussed.

A scuffle between the guards and incensed members and staff of some football teams
soon broke out, before the officials eventually let the observers into the meeting room.

The
most notorious incident surrounding Mr. Tanorm is perhaps his alleged link to the bombing of the
Municipality Office building in Saraburi Province on 6 November 2009 in which a high-ranking
official was killed.

Mr. Tanorm was arrested after the police uncovered evidence of the
conflict between him and some officials, but the courts later acquitted him of any charge.
Nevertheless, many still suspect him of having some role in the bombing.

To complicate the
matter even further, reports suggest that the shooting might have resulted from Mr. Tanorm′s connection
with underground football gambling trade, and some police officers said they had not ruled out a
love-triangle motive either.

His wife, Ms. Paiwan Borikut, is convinced her husband is
targeted because of his roles as a referee in the games.

The violence in
April-May 2010, which saw the Redshirts protesters occupying parts of Bangkok and the subsequent
military operations to dislodge them, has claimed over 90 lives.

Most of the deaths were
civilians including the protesters, foreign journalists, volunteer medics, and rescue workers, while
some soldiers were also killed.

Although the military has repeatedly denied any involvement,
court inquests have so far linked the military to several deaths in 2010, such as the 6 individuals
who were shot dead inside a safe zone temple and the Italian photojournalist Fabio
Polenghi.

Now, another 28 deaths might be confirmed as result of the military operation, as
the DSI has already forwarded the cases to the Bangkok Metropolitan Police for a more thorough
investigation, according to a senior official.

The move reportedly follows an internal
investigation by the DSI which have found evidence that the military had shot these victims to
death.

Once the additional investigation by the Metropolitan Police is completed – estimated
to be within next week – the prosecutors would bring the cases to the court for the inquests about
the circumstances of the 28 deaths, the official said.

Of the 28 cases, 11 deaths occurred
around Ratchadumnern Avenue when the military attempted to disperse the protesters? encampment there
on 10 April 2010.

The rest of the deaths took place during the clashes between the Redshirts
and the military as the security forces were besieging the Redshirts? camp sites in central Bangkok
in May 2010; 8 were killed around Rama IV Road and another 9 were killed in the vicinity of
Ratchaprarop Road.

Meanwhile, a witness testified to the Criminal Court during an inquest on
a Redshirt killed on 14 May 2010 that he was shot dead by soldiers in Lumpini Park.

Mr.
Nattapol Tongkul told the court he was serving as a security guard for the Redshirts, and he was
standing with the victim, Mr. Prachuab Silapan, when they heard series of gunshots from the
direction of the Japanese Embassy.

Mr. Nattapol said he shouted at Mr. Prachuab to run away, but he was shot dead by the
soldiers as he attempted to flee. The witness insisted he saw no ?Blackshirt? militant in the area,
and said neither he nor Mr. Prachuab was armed at the time.

When the police arrived, a large crowd of locals and tourists were
watching the bizarre event unfold at a 7-11 store opposite Bangkok Bank on Pra Tamnak Road. The
officers took 10 minutes convincing the foreign man to let go of the woman he was
holding.

The hostage taker eventually released her and the police immediately arrested the
man. However, he was in a confused state as though he was on drugs; all he could tell the police was
that he is an American citizen named Kenwell. The police then took Mr. Kenwell to a police station
for further interrogation.

The woman told our correspondent she worked as a cashier at a bar
in Pattaya′s Walking Street. Earlier that night, she said, she was returning home from work when
suddenly the naked Mr. Kenwell ran maddeningly toward her and dragged her into the 7-11
store.

When she resisted, the American punched her face, breaking a tooth. But she managed to
scream for help until someone alerted the police.

Ms. Yanee Detchkhuntod, 31,
was found dead inside her house hanging herself with an electrical cord. Next to her body, police
found a letter addressed to her husband, expressing how much she loved him.

Police then
interrogated Ms. Yanee′s husband, Mr. Boonyard Bamroongkul, 50, who said that he went out for
a party with his friend and did not allow his wife to go along.

He believes that his wife
drank alone in grief, then committed suicide.