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Nepalese Authorities Tell Foreign Rescue Teams Not to Come
The government has decided it has enough foreign experts in and around the capital . . KATHMANDU – Nepalese authorities have told foreign search and rescue teams not to come because there are already...
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Kho Tao Murder Trial Set to Resume Thursday
Koh Tao murder defendants Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun wait during trial proceedings in Surat Thani . KOH SAMUI – The trial of Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun accused of murdering two British tourists last year...
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Philippines Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso Escapes Indonesian Firing Squad
Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, 30, of the Philippines was saved after the 11th hour by President Joko Widodo JAKARTA – Indonesia executed eight drug convicts by firing squad in Central Java early...
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Experts Say Thailand Not Prepared for Another Earthquake Like Chiang Rai
A monk surveys the damage to a prayer hall at Wat Mae Lao Woraram in Mae Lao district of Chiang Rai CHIANG RAI – The Asia Institute of Technology’s Professor Dr Pennung Warnitchai said...
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Court Orders DNA Independently Examined in Koh Samui Murder Trial
Burmese migrant workers Zaw Lin (l) and Wai Phyo arrive at court in Koh Samui, accused of killing two British tourists. Photograph: Jacques Herremans-AFP KOH SAMI – The court in Koh Samui Thailand...
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Inquest of Reuters Cameraman Killed in 2010 Military Crackdown Ends...
Hiroyuki Muramoto shot and killed in 2010 BANGKOK – The inquest into the death of a Reuters video journalist shot during a Thai military crackdown on protesters in 2010 has ended inconclusively, with...
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30% Decline in European Tourism Predicted for Chiang Rai
Elephant Adventure, Hilltribes and Mae Kok River Trip from Chiang Rai . CHIANG RAI – The Association of Northern Tourism Federation in Chiang Rai expects its tourism business will have flat growth this...
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Mass Grave of Trafficked Migrants Found in Songkhla, Thailand
Rescue workers and forensic officials inspect the site of a mass grave uncovered at an abandoned jungle camp in the Sadao district of Songkhla province bordering Malaysia SONGKHLA – Thai Authorities...
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Seismological Team Keeps Close Eye on Chiang Rai after Nepal Earthquake
If any earthquake occurs, the seismometers will be able to detect the movement with high accuracy, resulting in very fast warnings to the public, the director said CHIANG RAI – The Northern...
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Thai Retailers Face up to Bt10,000 Fine if Caught Raising School Uniform Prices
The “back to school” campaign, taking place until May 10, aimed at urging retailers to clearly put up price tags and signs on all school items. Violated could face up to 10,000 baht fine. . . CHIANG...
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Cheating Husband Dies after Wife Pours Acid on Him While he Slept
Police and forensic officers inspect the house of a village head in Sikao district of Trang after he was killed with acid on May 2. (Photo by Methee Muangkaew) . TRANG -Police in the Sikao District of...
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Paramilitary Rangers Seize 2 Million Speed Pills in Phayao Province
PHAYAO — Paramilitary Rangers have Seized more than 2 million speed pills with street value of 500 million baht have been seized along the Thai-Lao border in Phayao Province, the largest haul of...
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Woman Beating Frenchmen Deported from Thailand
CHONBURI – Frenchman Medhi Karim Draoui wanted for beating his girlfriend was arrested and deported after immigration police discovered he had overstayed his visa by two years. Medhi Karim Draoui,...
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Chiang Rai Lacks of Qualified Engineers to Design Earthquake-Resistant Homes
Wallada Wiranondburapat, 34, looks at her collapsed house following an earthquake in Chiang Rai CHIANG RAI – With Little to no compensation from the government and a lack of engineers with the...
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Thailand’s Organic Rice Sales Growing in Muslim Countries
CHAI NAT – In a bid to diversify away from mass rice production and get better access to the lucrative market for organic food products, Thailand has set up a six-year strategy for organic...
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Young Woman Runs into Cyclist Group Killing Three, Injuring Six on Chiang...
Three cyclists were killed and six others injured when a car rammed into a group of cyclists(Photo by Cheewin Sattha) . CHIANG RAI – Pol Maj Suriyan Chansai, has reported that three cyclist were killed...
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Thai Police Arrest Three Local Officials over Migrant Mass Grave in Songkhla
Officials work through the weekend to recover the remains of 26 people at a trafficking camp in Songkhla SONGKHLA – National police chief Gen. Somyot Poompanmoung told reporters at a press conference...
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Canadian Family Raising Funds to Pay for Son’s Scooter Accident
Canadian Jason Hoffman 32 PHUKET – Just four hours after Canadian Jason Hoffman arrived in Phuket, Thailand in mid-April, he was involved in a serious scooter accident. Canadian Jason Hoffman, broke...
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Pattaya LadyBoy Assaults Irishman with High-Heeled Shoe
Michael Mary, 55, an Irish tourist and ladyboy to far right . PATTAYA – Wichai Sripalung a 24-year-old Katoey (Ladyboy) was arrested and charged with physical assault after hitting a foreign tourist...
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Thai PM Orders Impaired Driving Crackdown after Another Cyclist Killed
Police are breathalyzing drivers at checkpoints around the city in a bid to reduce the number of accidents and deaths caused by drunk driving CHIANG MAI – Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has ordered...
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