The meeting at the Ministry was joined by
officials from Vocational Education Commission (VEC).

Hundreds of vocational students from
various polytechnic colleges have joined the protest at the park in central Bangkok which is
organised by the People′s Army Against Thaksin′s Regime.

The protests had been relatively
peaceful, but on Sunday around 70 students rushed out of the park and attacked a group of Redshirts
who were returning from their rally in Victory Monument, pelting them with rocks and other objects.
The Redshirts have filed charge against the students.

Nevertheless, the VEC is also designing procedures to
prevent the enrolled students from falling into a trap laid by ill-wishers who might exploit them
for political gains, according to the officials. They said the vocational students also tend to
believe what the senior students told them.

A police
patrol spotted the man, later identified as Mr. Narong Pon-anake, dressed as an anti-narcotics unit
officer as he was standing in a petrol station on Rangsit Road.

However, the (real) police
officer quickly recognised that the man was wearing an inaccurate uniform, so he questioned and
arrested Mr. Narong. The police also found a walkie-talkie, a pair of handcuffs, and a fake badge
for the anti-narcotics unit.

Mr.
Suthep Ratkarnkanok and Ms. Patreeya Rattanamaneevet, two gold dealers in the province alerted the
police after they noticed the gold they just bought was stuffed with unidentified
substances.

Mr. Suthep told our correspondent that the false gold was made neatly and barely
noticeable for its flaws. However, he decided to burn the gold in 3,000 degree celcius heat, and
learned that the gold was not pure.

According to Mr. Suthep, the 4 gold bullions they
purchased were worth approximately 5 million baht.

Upon receiving the complaints, police
issued warrant and arrested Ms. Worranuch Kanto, 44 and Ms. Siriphon Jittikronkul, 41. The police
then charged them for fraud, after both of them fail to testify clear information.

Mr.
Chaichana Prapruettipong, Managing Director of Gold Dealers Association in Nakhon Ratchasima, said
that the fraudulent gold might have been manufactured abroad and smuggled into the
Kingdom.

He also urged dealers to be aware of this incident, and suggested gold trading to be
made only with the licensed dealers, as the genuine gold would be listed with bar code and guarantee
bill.

As most of the
approximately 1,300 students brought back to Thailand are from the Muslim-dominated Southern
provinces, the responsibility to find a new place to study for them rests with the Southern Border
Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC).

Pol.Maj.Gen. Tawee Sodsong, the director of SBPAC,
said he had consulted with 8 universities in the southern region for possibility of these students?
enrolment. The evacuated students are expected to remain in Thailand for a long while, the director
said, as the turmoil in Egypt is far from over any time soon.

Finding replacement program for
the students can be difficult as they have differing educational qualifications and do not always
match the standard in place in many Thai colleges, Pol.Maj.Gen. Tawee said, but he added that the
Ministry of Education is working on the matter.

He suggested that the agency might come up
with scholarships for students who had engaged in religious studies in Egypt so that they could
continue their courses in other Islamic nations, such as Jordan or Indonesia.

Although many
educational institutes in Southern provinces accept grades and qualifications the students earned
from Egypt, Pol.Maj.Gen. Tawee expressed his wish that the students would go on to study abroad
because they would have an advantage in learning new cultures and languages.

If they go to
study in Egypt or Jordan, they would continue to practise the language they have learned, the
director said.

Pra Kru Kosol Sitthikarn, the abbot of Wat Bang Poon Temple, alerted the police after
he noticed that the statue was nowhere to be found.

CCTV cameras revealed the incident on 20
August, as 2 men entered the Praying Hall and stole the bronze-gold statue from a shelf.

According to the abbot, the statue represented His Majesty the King′s greatness. The locals
helped construct the statue in 1993 to show their loyalty, he said, and it has been used in annual
celebration of the King′s birthday for 16 years.

Mr. Jaruek Kanjaruek, Managing Director of Kantana Group,
said that the Community Cinema project plans to create small local cinemas, which would contain 50
seats and charge the audience 30 baht per movie.

It departs greatly from the mainstream
cinema business, owned by the likes of SF Cinema and Major Cineplex, which can charge moviegoers up
to 170-200 baht per movie.

The project has been welcomed by many investors. So far, 500
investors have signed up to jointly build the cinema with Kantana.

The company, a big player
in Thailand′s entertainment industry, plans to build up to 1,000 such cinemas all over
Thailand.

According to Mr. Jaruek, the Community Cinema model is targeting people who wish to
pay less for the leisure. Moreover, the project is hoping to reduce the problem of intellectual
property piracy and strengthen Thai entertainment business.

Mr. Jaruek believes that 30 baht
would be the right ticket price, as it takes up to 10% of the national minimum wage. With this
ticket price, the cinema is capable of reaching out to a wider audience.

The allegation was spread widely
on the social network, fanned mostly by anti-government groups. These critics charged that Ms.
Yingluck and other Ministers are treated to numerous luxurious meals each day at work.

Some
versions of the rumour also comes with a photo showing a wide array of food allegedly served at the
Government House.

Mr. Teerat Ratanasevi, Ms. Yingluck′s spokesman, responded by posting a
photo of a humble noodle dish on Twitter, saying that it is the kind of cuisine he and other
officials, Ms. Yingluck included, eat everyday at work.

I tell the housekeeper at my office
to buy food for me every lunch, Mr. Teerat said.

He further explained that the Government
House does have a special budget for the meals served in events that the government welcomed its
dignitaries. However, he stressed that the special set of menu is not as extravagant as the
ant-government critics have alleged.

For example, he said, the government provided rice with
fried chicken and black pepper, and some fruits, to representatives of the industrial sector who met
with the Cabinet last month.

Moreover, the Government House only pays for the Cabinet
members? food on days of Cabinet meetings, according to Mr. Teerat.