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New Zealander Philip Blackwood Arrested Myanmar for Insulting Buddhism
New Zealand national Philip Blackwood, center, is escorted by Myanmar police officers following a court appearance in Yangon, Myanmar YANGON – Philip Blackwood of New Zealand along with the bar’s...
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Belanger Family Fights for Truth Two Years after Daughters Mysterious Death...
Audrey and Noémi Bélanger died mysteriously while on holiday in 2012 MONTREAL – More than two years after the Belanger sisters died in a Thailand hotel room, their parents Carl and Linda Belanger are...
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Countries Working Together to Curb Drug Running on Mekong
Thai Marine Border Police patroling along the Mekong river, which marks the border between Thailand CHIANG RAI – Drug runners are now increasingly using Mekong river which flows through Chiang Rai’s...
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Britons Lee Westwood Wins Thailand Golf Championship
Westwood Wins Thailand Golf Championship CHON BURI – Great Britons Lee Westwood has won his second Thailand Golf Championship title after reeling off seven birdies in 10 holes then tapped in for par...
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Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health Tries to Tackle Teenage Pregnancy
Teenager Pook (behind), 14, with her 11-day-old baby . . CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health is taking serious action against the problem of teenage pregnancy which has been rising...
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Doi Mae Salong’s Tea & Sakura Festival to Start December 28
Local sakura at Doi Mae Salong are in full bloom . . CHIANG RAI – The Governor of Chiang Rai and Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) have jointly held a press conference to announce the Tea &...
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100th Day of Chiang Rai’s Thawan Duchanee Death Marked by Religious Ceremony
CHIANG RAI – A Religious ceremony to observe the 100th day anniversary of the death of national artist Thawan Duchanee has taken place at Tawan’s residence and museum in Chiang Rai. Hundreds of people...
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Russian’s Dressed as Monks Break into Mae Hong Son Temple
MAE HONG SON — Police in Mae Hong Son Province say two Russians Nationals have been arrested for dressing as Buddhist Monks and allegedly breaking into Wat Mae Yen Temple in northern Thailand ....
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Thai Government Strengthens Child Sex Law
BANGKOK -National Legislative Assembly endorsed today an amendment to Article 277 of the Criminal Code punishing anyone who is less than 18 years old, who rapes a minor aged 13-15 with or without...
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Army Opens Royal Dam at Bu Saw Village Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai’s Mae Suai dam, a bird’s-eye view. in May 2014 (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) CHIANG RAI – Colonel Songyos Thongkon,Deputy Commanding General of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment of Royal...
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Thailand Defeats Malaysia 2-0 at AFF Suzuki Cup 2014
Mohd Amri of Malaysia (right) battles for the ball with Mongkol Thosakrai of Thailand during of their final 1st leg football match, for the Suzuki cup 2014 at the Rajamangala stadium in Bangkok....
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Thai Authorities Fail to Clean Lead-Poisoned Creek Despite Supreme Court Order
A boy takes a rest after swimming in the lead-laden Klity Creek in a national forest in Kanchanaburi province. Despite a court order two years ago, the Pollution Control Department has not started...
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Fake Russian Monk Stabs Thai Policeman While in Custody
After an hour of negotiation, the pair surrendered to police MAE HONG SON – Russian National Voge Vladimir one of the two Russian’s men who was detained by police for breaking into Wat Mae Yen Temple...
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China to Play Bigger Role in Greater Mekong Subregion
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivers a speech at the Thai parliament in Bangkok, Thailand BANGKOK – Li Keqiang Cina’s Premier who is expected to attend Thailand’s Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)...
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Pattaya: The Russian’s Aren’t Coming Due to Tanking Ruble
Russian Tourists walk on a beach in Pattaya PATTAYA – Russia’s plunging currency is creating serious concerns for Thailand’s multi-billion dollar tourism industry, already suffering for the past year...
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Myanmar Government says Workers Innocent of Murdering Britons in Koh Tao
Migrant rights activist Htoo Chit, lawyer Aung Myo Thant and investigation team member Kyaw Htaung at a press conference on Thursday. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy) BANGKOK – A team formed by the...
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Daughter’s Struggle to Bring Father Home after Tragic Accident in Pattaya
Nadine is battling to get her injured father back from Thailand Daughter’s Struggle to Bring Father Home after Tragic Accident in Pattaya PATTAYA – Former police officer Bob Anthony was paralysed after...
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Cambodia: Spaniard Ricardo Blundell Perez Get 10 Years for Murder he Didn’t...
Ricardo Blundell Perez (left) leaves the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday after he was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 10 years in prison PHNOM PENH – A Phnom Penh Municipal Court Judge...
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Abandond Car Parked in Front of Mae Sai Hospital Nets Major Drug Haul
The seized yaba and crystal meth on display at a press conference in Chiang Rai CHIANG RAI – Pol Lt Gen Thanitsak Thirasawat has reported that on the evening of Wednesday Dec 17, 2014, 1.2 million...
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Thailand Highest in ASEAN for Drug Addiction
Meth drug makers lure children in Thailand with sweet-coated yaba pills . . BANGKOK – According to reports from Thailand’s Justice Ministry the Country has become “a narcotics hub” and the Southeast...
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