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Rights Groups Concerned about Thailand’s New Military Powers
The new orders, issued this week, allow military personnel acting as crime suppression officers . BANGKOK – Human Rights Activists have expressed concerns of potential abuse under a new law,Prime...
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Thailand’s Army Chief Say’s Re-Education Camps Prepared Nationwide
Army chief Theerachai Nakvanich has prepared a seven-day “re-education” course . . BANGKOK – Thailand’s Army chief Theerachai Nakvanich has told the Bangkok Post that Re-education camps for frequent...
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Sikh-American Officer Wins Right to Serve in US Military with Turban
Capt. Simratpal Singh, who won the long-term ability to serve with his Sikh articles of faith intact on March 31, 2016 . . WASHINGTON – In a landmark decision, the US military has granted a decorated...
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Turkey Accused of Forcing Syrian Women and Children Back into the Hands of ISIS
. Syrian children who fled from an ISIL-controlled area near the Turkish border. . ANKARA – Syrian women and children trying to escape from civil war and ISIL are being forcibly returned to the...
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Thai Authorities Bust Taiwan, Chinese Drug Smugglers
Taiwanese national Hsu Chang-Hung, and Chinese nationals Bai Ya Peng and Rao Xiao Hu . . BANGKOK – Thailand’s Narcotics Suppression Bureau reported at a media briefing in Bangkok that three foreigners...
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Pollution Control Department Say’s Chiang Rai’s Air Quality Still Unsafe
Students wear face masks as helth risk from haze worsens . . CHIANG RAI – Air quality in the northern region has improved except for a border area in Chiang Rai province where the pollution has posed a...
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VIDEO: Three Dead after Train Slams into A Passenger Bus Outside of Bangkok
Three bus passengers were killed and 30 others injured after a chartered bus was hit by the Bangkok-Nam Tok train in Nakhon Pathom. . NAKHON PATHOM – Three Thais were killed on Sunday (April 3) when a...
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Thai Authorities Save the Day, Seizing Nearly 9000 Red Songkran Water Bowls
A soldier guards the evidence after loading it onto a military truck in Nan province on Saturday. Photo Rarinthorn Petcharoen NAN – The Thai Army have confiscated nearly 9,000 red bowls bearing a...
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New Bill Drafted to Get Tough on Electoral Fraud and Vote Buying in Thailand
Election-fraud whistleblower can expect a reward of at least 100,000 baht while those buying and selling votes may be banned for life . BANGKOK – A panel from the National Reform Steering Assembly...
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Chiang Rai Province Hosts Triathlon Competition in Chiang Saen
Competitors started by swimming from the Mekong River bank in Laos for 1.7 km to Wiang in Thailand. . . CHIANG RAI – The Chiang Rai Provincial administration hosted a triathlon competition with more...
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Chiang Saen’s Pa Sak Sub District Unveils Nong Bua Luang, New Tourist Attraction
. The lake was developed into a recreational spot in 2014 by local bodies to cope with the areas growing popularity. . CHIANG RAI – The Pa Sak sub district Administrative Organization has unveiled a...
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Jen’s English Tips – Giving Instructions in English
. .Giving orders and instructions in English . How can you ask someone to do something for you without sounding rude? Here are some of the ways that you can use to give orders and instructions. Use...
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21-Year-Old Ladyboy Turns Heads at Army Draft in Bangkok
Panitan Nuchpramool, a 21-year-old transgender woman reports for Concription . BANGKOK – Thailand’s Annual Military Conscription period kicked off yesterday, with transvestites and transgender women...
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VIDEO: McDonald’s in Hat Yai Blames Rat in Dessert Counter on Local Sewers
The Hat Yai outlet “is located near street vendors and public sewers that are a breeding area for rats HAT YAI – McDonald’s in Thailand has apologized to customers after a video surfaced online...
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Thai Customs Seize $800,000 Worth of Ivory from Africa
Thai customs officials display seized ivory during a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, April 5, 2016 . BANGKOK (AP) – Thai Customs Officials in Thailand say they seized 315 kilograms (695...
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Rights Groups Condemn Thailand’s Junta Over Arrest Powers for Soldiers
Under the decree, soldiers who are ranked sub-lieutenant and higher have the power to detain suspects for up to seven days in 27 different types of crime . BANGKOK – An order by the junta government of...
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46 Year Old Thai Man Accused of Raping 13 Year Old Step Daughter and Forcing...
Khongsak Jitchamruang, 46, (handcuffed without shirt) is questioned by police about the alleged rape of his 13-year-old stepdaughter and forcing her to take speed pills. . . RATCHABURI – A 46-year-old...
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Universal Health Care Eases the Impact of Diabetes in Thailand
Nearly 10% of adults in the country’s 68 million residents have diabetes . If you have to have diabetes, you can consider yourself lucky if you happen to live in Thailand. That’s because in 2001, the...
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Phitsanulok Police Hunt for Man who Strangled 14 Year Old Girl
Forensic police collect evidence at the house of a 14-year-old girl strangled in Phitsanulok’s Nakhon Thai district. (Photo by Chinnawat Singha) PHITSANULOK – Police have started a manhunt for a 45...
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Thailand’s Prime Minister Takes Tough Stance on Topless Dancers and Drunk...
The Thai government have made it their mission to stop women exposing their breasts . . BANGKOK – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday reiterated a tough measure to deal with drunk drivers,...
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