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Two guys who live near me in Hua Hin both told me last night that they have been contacted by the cable supplier in Hua Hin who told them that CTH will no longer be broadcasting from next month.
Not sure about this, but we have tried to get some info on the situation from CTH without success so far. We're having the same problems getting through to someone who can comment officially.
This letter was posted on The Nation earlier today:
CTH boxing in its customers?Without any on-screen message, letter or warning, pay-TV firm CTH switched off my whole channel-package last week. Seeking an explanation, I called all of their contact numbers, but there was no reply. I then visited the local CTH office in person, and even they could not get through!Eventually I discovered that the call centre and billing department are refusing to upgrade channel-packages and are instead asking subscribers to pay Bt1,000 each year to use the set-top box. Yet the local office confirmed there is no annual fee to use the box. I could see their amazement on hearing of this tactic, which is apparently a ruse to get you to sign up for a new box at the same price and a new, fixed 12-month contract.It is rumoured that CTH is resorting to these tactics in a desperate bid to have customers sign up for a new 12-month contract before it loses the Premier League broadcast rights to TrueVisions. In the meantime I advise CTH viewers to check the left side of their bills. If they find an outstanding balance above the usual monthly fee, challenge it. There is no annual box fee whatsoever.R Jacobs
-- The Nation 2015-10-27
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Air route connecting Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos inauguratedCambodian flag carrier Angkor Air celebrated the inaugural flight on Sunday of a new service that connects the capital cities of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/865898-air-route-connecting-vietnam-cambodia-laos-inaugurated/
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“Special police” get ready for Myanmar electionsYANGON (Myanmar Now) - Clad in a Myanmar policeman’s uniform of grey shirt, navy trousers and matching cap, 20-year-old Kyaw Ye Lin puts on a brave face as he sweats in the scorching morning heat.Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/865925-special-police-get-ready-for-myanmar-elections/
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Exclusive: 'Strong evidence' of genocide in MyanmarAl Jazeera investigation reveals government triggered deadly communal violence for political gain.Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/865927-exclusive-strong-evidence-of-genocide-in-myanmar/
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Exclusive: 'Strong evidence' of genocide in MyanmarAl Jazeera investigation reveals government triggered deadly communal violence for political gain.Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit has uncovered what amounts to "strong evidence" of a genocide coordinated by the Myanmar government against the Rohingya people, according to an assessment by Yale University Law School.The Lowenstein Clinic spent eight months assessing evidence from Myanmar, including documents and testimony provided by Al Jazeera and the advocacy group Fortify Rights."Given the scale of the atrocities and the way that politicians talk about the Rohingya, we think it's hard to avoid a conclusion that intent [to commit genocide] is present," concluded the clinic.Exclusive evidence obtained by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit and Fortify Rights reveals the government has been triggering communal violence for political gain by inciting anti-Muslim riots, using hate speech to stoke fear among the Myanmarese about Muslims, and offering money to hardline Buddhist groups who threw their support behind the leadership.Full story: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/10/exclusive-strong-evidence-genocide-myanmar-151024190547465.html— Al Jazeera
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“Special police” get ready for Myanmar electionsMembers of "Special Police" on their first day of training on the grounds of the township administration office in Thinganggyun Township, Yangon, Oct 20. (PHOTO:- Myanmar Now/ Htet Khaung Lin)By Htet Khaung LinnYANGON (Myanmar Now) - Clad in a Myanmar policeman’s uniform of grey shirt, navy trousers and matching cap, 20-year-old Kyaw Ye Lin puts on a brave face as he sweats in the scorching morning heat.The only thing setting him apart from the rank and file of Myanmar’s police force is his red epaulettes, which marks him as a member of the “special police” recruited to provide security at polling stations in the Nov. 8 elections.This is his first day of training as one of 60 recruits in Thinganggyun Township in Yangon, an eclectic group composed of both young and old men with varying levels of policing experience.They are part of some 40,000 new police officers hired by the Myanmar Police Force across the country to guard the landmark polls, billed as Myanmar’s first free and fair vote in 25 years.In the run-up to the elections, activists and human rights groups have expressed fears that special police officers would be recruited from plainclothes gangs often used to break up protests and gatherings on behalf of the authorities.Rumors are already rife within Myanmar’s lively social media scene that members of these gangs are now donning special police uniforms.But recruiting officers told Myanmar Now the special police would be properly trained and disciplined, and their powers would be limited.Kyaw Ye Lin has yet to complete high school but said he has always dreamt of joining the police. So when the opportunity came up to be part of this group, he jumped at it.“I’m going to take the tenth standard exam again this year and then apply to become a police officer so (this work) would give me experience,” he told Myanmar Now during a break from training, which began at 8 o’clock in the compound of the township administrative office.“I’m excited. I have friends who are auxiliary firemen in our neighborhood but I’ve never really worked with police officers before,” added Kyaw Ye Lin, who lives with his widowed mother.NO MORE RED ARM BANDSIt is estimated that Myanmar Police Force has around 150,000 officers but the authorities say more are needed to bolster security and ensure a smooth process at polling stations nationwide.They have so far recruited more than 40,000 special police officers, the vast majority of them with no education beyond high school. A special police officer will be stationed in each polling station.Recruitment was conducted through ward officials, in a similar fashion to recruitment of ordinary police officers, and the candidates were selected based on 12 physical requirements, including good overall health, good appearance and not having bandy legs, said Thet Oo, an inspector at Thinganggyun Township police station and an instructor on special policing methods .“In the training, we will teach them how to police without weapons, human rights, police ethics, community participation in policing, security plans for the elections, election laws and by-laws,” the inspector told Myanmar Now.Training sessions are being held across the country between Oct. 20 and 31, and the officers will work until Nov. 13, the police said, a shorter period than when the plan was originally announced.The 2010 elections were held with the help of security guards wearing red armbands and without any special police officers. The same system was used for security of subsequent major events.But such security methods came under scrutiny during a violent crackdowns on peaceful protesters by armband-wearing guards this year, said Khin Wai, a member of the group overseeing the recruitment of special police in Yangon as well as former local leader of the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party in Thinganggyun.“We didn’t have special police in the 2010 elections. We just had men with red armbands. But as everyone knows, in one particular event, a man with tattoos wearing a red armband was pictured choking a person. Those photos spread nationwide and it became clear the red armband can no longer be used,” he said.The Nov. 8 elections take place amid simmering sectarian tension in Myanmar and the growing power of Buddhist nationalist movements.And although the Myanmar army has taken a back seat in reforms leading up to the first elections to be contested by all main opposition parties, there are still hardliners in its ranks who could choose to scuttle the process, as they did following the 1990 polls.The conduct of security forces on election day will not only determine whether the election is carried out smoothly, but also whether it is perceived as credible, according to a report published earlier this year by Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.WHO ARE THE SPECIAL POLICE?Existing policemen and recent recruits are not eligible to become special police.A majority of special police are civilians but also include auxiliary firemen, former soldiers and army officers, Red Cross volunteers and members of ward administration offices, according to sub-inspector Khin Maung Kyaing of Thinganggyun Police Station.They are paid 120,000 kyats (about $95) a month, as well as a 1,000 kyat daily allowance and are given a booklet with 12 rules and obligations to follow. (See FACTBOX)The recruits include people like 45-years-old Khin Maung Tun, a former auxiliary firemen turned insurance salesman, and 55-years-old community elder Saw Thein.“I take pride in having this responsibility as a special policeman. It’s only because of the elections that we are working with the state. I never thought something like this would happen,” Khin Maung Tun said.Saw Thein said he too had never taken a responsibility such as this.“This is the first time I’m working with the ward authorities. I’ve only ever focused on religious and social issues so I thought I should get some experience doing something for the country,” he said.In the opening speech of the training, township administrator Kyaw Lwin told the recruits what they should do (listen to the polling officer at the station) and not do (be rash or overzealous).“Your duty is to prevent (people) from violating election laws. Even if the ward election commission asks you to do something, you have to inform the polling officer first,” he said.He also warned them not to escalate tensions and that action would be taken against them if they themselves violated the law.Thet Oo, inspector at Thinganggyun Township Police Station, said special police would not be carrying handcuffs or batons and could only go inside the polling station with the permission of the polling officer.“They don’t have the authority to arrest anyone,” he said.
-- (c) Copyright Myanmar Now2015-10-27
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WHO: Processed meat linked to cancer; red meat is risky tooPARIS (AP) — It's official: Ham, sausage and other processed meats can lead to colon, stomach and other cancers — and red meat is probably cancer-causing, too.
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WHO: Processed meat linked to cancer; red meat is risky tooPARIS (AP) — It's official: Ham, sausage and other processed meats can lead to colon, stomach and other cancers — and red meat is probably cancer-causing, too.While doctors have long warned against eating too much meat, the World Health Organization's cancer agency gave the most definitive response yet Monday about its relation to cancer — and put processed meats in the same danger category as cigarettes or asbestos.A group of 22 scientists from the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France evaluated more than 800 studies from several continents about meat and cancer.Based on that evaluation, they classified processed meat as "carcinogenic to humans" and red meat as "probably carcinogenic."Meat industry groups protest the classification. The North American Meat Institute argued in a statement that "cancer is a complex disease not caused by single foods" and stressed the importance of lifestyle and environmental factors.Doctors have warned that a diet loaded with red meat is linked to cancers, including those of the colon and pancreas. The American Cancer Society has long urged people to reduce consumption of red meat and processed meat.The researchers defined processed meat as anything transformed to improve its flavor or preserve it - including salting, curing or smoking.They noted that red meat contains important nutrients but said it was associated with some cancers in several studies. Their report said grilling, pan-frying or other high-temperature methods of cooking red meat produce the highest amounts of chemicals suspected to cause cancer.
-- (c) Associated Press 2015-10-26
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Koh Tao Murders: Defense Asks Court to Drop Charges
SURAT THANI — Lawyers representing two Myanmar migrant workers accused of killing two British tourists on Koh Tao murder called on the court today to drop all charges against the accused.
Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/865809-koh-tao-murders-defense-asks-court-to-drop-charges/
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Evidence against Myanmar men accused of Brit murders 'unreliable': defenceBANGKOK - Two Myanmar men accused of murdering a pair of British backpackers in Thailand last year should be acquitted because of "unreliable" forensic evidence and a flawed police probe, a court heard Monday.Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun are accused of the murder of 24-year-old David Miller and the rape and murder of Hannah Witheridge, 23, on southern Koh Tao island in September 2014.Both men have pleaded not guilty and face the death penalty if convicted over a case which tarnished Thailand’s reputation as a tourist paradise and has seen the police accused of bungling the investigation.A verdict is expected on Christmas Eve.Prosecutors insist their case against the men is watertight and includes DNA found on Witheridge’s body and around the crime scene.But the defence has raised doubts over the forensic evidence, bringing in an expert witness who said the murder weapon -- a garden hoe -- did not carry the DNA of the accused.The defence delivered their closing statement on Monday, the culmination of a 21-day trial stretched out over more than three months that has heard harrowing details of the gruesome murders.The forensic testimony against the accused is "unreliable and... inadmissible," the statement released to the media said, adding "the prosecution’s case is marked by an absence of significant evidence" to prove guilt.Questioning the integrity of the murder probe, the defence said the two migrant workers were "questioned without lawyers" and made to sign documents that they did not understand.Confessions made soon after their arrest were later retracted as they were given under duress, it added.Lead defence lawyer Nakhon Chompuchat said his clients hoped "common sense" would prevail and see them acquitted.The battered bodies of the British holidaymakers were found on the sleepy diving island of Koh Tao on September 15, 2014.Police say Miller was struck by a single blow and left to drown in shallow surf while Witheridge had been raped and then beaten to death with a garden hoe.Family members of both victims have attended parts of the trial, often breaking down during the more harrowing moments.It is not clear whether they will be present for the verdict on December 24. Christmas is not a public holiday in Thailand.
-- The Nation 2015-10-26
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Press Release: 26th October 2015
Koh Tao Murder Case Legal Defense Team Submits 56 Page
Closing Statement as Opinion for Koh Samui Court to Consider
For further enquiries on this press release, please contact:
1. K. Nakhon Chompuchat (Head Defense Team Lawyer [email protected] +66(0)818 473086)
2. Mr. Andy Hall (MWRN International Affairs Advisor [email protected] +66(0)846 119209)
3. Ko Sein Htay (MWRN President [email protected] +66(0)946 792478)
A team of pro-bono lawyers working under the Lawyers Council of Thailand (LCT) to defend two Myanmar migrant workers accused of the rape and murder of a female British tourist and the murder of a British male tourist on Koh Tao Island, Thailand in September 2014 today submitted a 56 page closing statement as an opinion for Koh Samui Court to consider in issuing a judgement in the case. The written statement is the final part of a one year effort by a core team of 7 Thai lawyers supported by Burmese, Australian and British translators, assistants and advisors to ensure a fair trial and adequate defense for the accused. Case witness testimony that ended on 11th October 2015 after 21 days of witness hearings involving 34 witnesses and thousands of pages of evidence has already been widely publicised by the media. Koh Samui Court has appointed both parties to the case on 24th December 2015 to hear a verdict.Hannah Witheridge (23) and David Miller (24) were murdered on 15th September 2014 on Koh Tao, a tourist island in the Gulf of Thailand. The murder investigation was widely criticised both domestically and internationally due to alleged mishandling of forensic evidence and alleged torture both of the two accused and migrant workers living on Koh Tao Island. The challenges faced to Thailand’s law enforcement and justice systems in this case also cast a serious shadow over the safety of tourism in Thailand.On 2nd October 2014, Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo (Win Zaw Htun), 22 year old migrant workers from Rakhine state in Myanmar, were arrested for immigration offences. Additional charges were then laid against them during questioning for rape, murder and theft related to the killings of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller. The two accused signed confessions during interrogation and also publicly and during questioning re-enacted the crimes.On 14th October, at a first advance witness hearing in the case, both accused then retracted their confessions to LCT lawyers. Later on defense lawyers received information that the two accused alleged beatings and torture were used during their detention, prior to sending on for questioning by investigation officials, to elicit their confessions made involuntarily. The Migrant Worker Rights Network (MWRN) and rights groups called on the LCT to provide trained lawyers for the accused to ensure they could adequately defend themselves against all the charges so as to ensure a fair trial and also importantly to guard against a potential miscarriage of justice in such a highly publicised and tragic case.A two month delay in prosecuting the accused resulted from extensive media and diplomatic attention towards the case in addition to calls for justice by the accused, their families and the wider public. This resulted in further questioning of the accused that confirmed that both maintained their complete innocence and insisted their confessions came about involuntary as a result of torture. Multiple criminal charges were then filed against Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo on 4th December 2014 by the Koh Samui prosecutor at Koh Samui Court. The judges heeded calls for adequate time to prepare a thorough defense for the accused and, after a number of preliminary evidence exchange hearings, a 21-day trial eventually commenced on 8th July 2015.The closing statement submitted today to Koh Samui Court outlines in detail yet summarises succinctly key planks of the defense team’s arguments, presented during testimony of its 13 witnesses in court, so as to outline to what extent the defense witnesses should be seen as credible. The closing statement also considers the testimony of the prosecution witnesses so as to compare the reliability of this witness testimony alongside that of the defense witnesses also for the court. The statement highlights as follows:(1) The case questioning and charging of the accused prior to prosecution was unlawful. The accused questioning after arrest and the process of notifying them of the charges against them were incorrect. The accused were questioned as ‘witnesses’ but it turned out as a confession that stated they confessed to murder and rape. The accused were questioned without lawyers or trusted persons present. The accused were not read their rights as criminal suspects or explained the nature of offences they were charged with. Neither were the accused provided adequate translation and legal representation as required by law and as was reasonable in the circumstances. The accused’s DNA samples were taken from them involuntarily and are hence inadmissible as evidence in court.(2) The accused’s original confessions cited by the prosecution in court came about involuntarily from torture or abuse that made them fear for their lives and safety in the context of a wider case investigation when migrants reported systematic abuse on Koh Tao Island. These written confessions, even if they had been signed, shouldn’t be considered by the Court. Other documents that were also written for the accused and which they involuntarily signed not even understanding what they were signing likewise shouldn’t be considered by the court. The videoed or staged re-enactments undertaken by the accused and submitted by the prosecution to the Court were likewise involuntary, staged under threat of violence and shouldn’t be considered or should be inadmissible as evidence in court.(3) There is no link between the alleged murder weapon (a hoe) and the accused. DNA samples from the hoe don’t match the accused DNA profiles but instead match the DNA profiles of other individuals.(4) The DNA evidence allegedly matching the accused as well as all surrounding or circumstantial evidence in this case apparently showing the guilt of the accused is unreliable and should be inadmissible and not considered by the Court. All of this evidence was not collected, tested or analysed in accordance with internationally accepted standards such as ISO 17025. This evidence should not be considered as satisfying beyond reasonable doubt that the accused violently raped and murdered the female deceased or murdered the male deceased. This includes all evidence linking the accused to the alleged crime scene such as cigarette butts, theft of the male deceased’s mobile phone and sunglasses as well as a ‘running man’ caught on CCTV.(5) The prosecution case is marked by an absence of significant evidence needed to prove the guilt of the accused for crimes they are charged with. This absent evidence includes photographs of the crime scene, autopsy and DNA analysis processes, chain of custody documents for forensic evidence, certain forensic evidence documents as well as detailed DNA analysis laboratory case notes. In addition, the clothes and the body surface of the female deceased expected to contain significant traces of DNA of the perpetrators were either not tested at all or tested but not included in the prosecution file or case evidence list. CCTV footage provided by the prosecution seemed to be incomplete and no fingerprint or footprint evidence was presented as part of the prosecution case.The conclusion of the closing statement is the opinion of the two accused in calling for the Court to issue a judgement dismissing all the charges against them. -
Koh Tao Murders: Defense Asks Court to Drop Charges
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter
Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo are guided through a 're-enactment' of the past September's double-murder on Koh Tao On October 3, 2014, file photo
SURAT THANI:-- Lawyers representing two Myanmar migrant workers accused of killing two British tourists on Koh Tao murder called on the court today to drop all charges against the accused.
In a written closing statement submitted to the Koh Samui Court today, the volunteer legal team stressed the court should dismiss the charges against Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo due to the weakness of the evidence against them and procedural abuses at the time of their arrest.
The prosecutions case is marked by an absence of significant evidence needed to prove the guilt of the accused for the crimes they are charged with, read the statement filed with the court today.
The two men have been accused of murder, rape and theft. They face the death penalty if convicted.
The legal team, provided by the Lawyers Council of Thailand, said the two men standing trial for the September 2014 murders were arrested illegally as they were denied legal representation and qualified translators. The statement also repeated key testimony to emerge during the trial including claims the suspects were tortured into confessing, a top forensic examiner concluding DNA collected from the alleged murder weapon did not match the accused.
Read more: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1445857120
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PM Prayuth to decide on tough new penalties for foreigners who overstayBANGKOK:-- Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-Cha is considering whether or not to introduce new, stricter penalties for foreign nationals who overstay in Thailand, according to Immigration chief Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn.Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn told reporters on Sunday the new rules on overstay being considered by the PM are as follows...
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PM Prayuth to decide on tough new penalties for foreigners who overstay
Image: Manager.co.th
BANGKOK:-- Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-Cha is considering whether or not to introduce new, stricter penalties for foreign nationals who overstay in Thailand, according to Immigration chief Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn.
Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn told reporters on Sunday the new rules on overstay being considered by the PM are as follows:
For an offender who cooperates and hands him or herself in to Immigration:
Overstay of more than 90 days = barred from re-entering Thailand for one year.
Overstay of more than 1 year = barred from re-entering Thailand for three years.
Overstay of more than 3 years = barred from re-entering Thailand for five years.
Overstay of more than 5 years = barred from re-entering Thailand for ten years.
For an offender who is arrested for overstaying their visa:
- Overstay of less than 1 year = barred from re-entering Thailand for five years.
- Overstay of more than 1 year = barred from re-entering Thailand for five years.
These penalties were first proposed in 2014 after Immigration officials informed the Interior Ministry that the existing penalties for overstay, which include a fine of 500 THB for each day of overstay, up to a maximum 20,000 THB, were not enough to deter people from overstaying in Thailand.
Currently people who overstay their visa can simply pay the fine and immediately return to Thailand.
The new, tougher penalties, which have been approved by the Interior Ministry, have been passed to PM Prayuth for his approval.
In 2013, more than 70,000 foreigners were charged with overstaying their visas.
Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn was speaking at the conclusion of the Immigration Bureau’s “Good Guys In, Bad Guys Out” operation, which resulted in more than 9,000 foreigners being held for overstaying their permission to stay in Thailand.
Source: Manager.co.th
- additional reporting from Ketsarin Kadlangka
-- 2015-10-25
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IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWNThousands of foreigners charged for illegally entering ThailandImage: Manager.co.thMore than 9,000 foreigners were busted for illegally entering the country - four of them wanted by Interpol - during a weeklong police crackdown that finished Sunday.
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Thousands of foreigners charged for illegally entering countryBANGKOK:-- More than 9,000 foreigners were busted for illegally entering the country - four of them wanted by Interpol - during a weeklong police crackdown that finished Sunday.Police said of the 9,265 foreigners napped, 9038 had been charged with violating the Immigration Act 1979, 18 for violating the Criminal Code and 209 were charged in accordance with other laws.The arrests include Kristina Monka, 23, a Russian wanted by Interpol on fraud charges, was arrested on Wednesday.Grigory Lyaskov, 24, a Russian wanted by Interpol on fraud charges, was arrested along with Kristina.Working as a bank manager in Russia, it is alleged Kristina transferred Bt4 million from a client's account to her secret account and Bt945,000 to Grigory's account.Russian police issued arrest warrants and cancelled their passports and sought Interpol's help in arresting them.Immigration Bureau police arrested them in Pattaya.
-- The Nation 2015-10-25
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17 people killed in fire at karaoke bar in IndonesiaMANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Seventeen people were killed in a fire that raced through a packed karaoke bar early Sunday on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, and 71 others were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/865544-17-people-killed-in-fire-at-karaoke-bar-in-indonesia/
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UpdateCambodian worker arrested after murdering his bossA Cambodian employee who murdered his female boss and tried to escape out of the country was arrested by Cambodian officials at a border checkpoint in Chanthaburi’s Pong Namron district.
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Wat Leng Noei Yi abbot passes away at 76The abbot of the most important Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok passed away Sunday. He was 76 years old.
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UpdateCambodian worker arrested after murdering his bossBANGKOK:-- A Cambodian employee who murdered his female boss and tried to escape out of the country was arrested by Cambodian officials at a border checkpoint in Chanthaburi’s Pong Namron district.The murder took place at a house in Sunisa housing estate in Kan Nayao district on October 21 which was owned by Ms Irada Nukul, 25, a starlet and an event pretty.After the murder, the employee, Sarun Red, 22, took a passenger van to Chachoengsao for hiding for a couple of days before proceeding to the border in Pong Namron district to escape into Cambodia where he was arrested by Cambodian police and military.A Thai police team has been dispatched to Pong Namron to bring the suspect back for questioning and trial.
-- Thai PBS 2015-10-25
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Wat Leng Noei Yi abbot passes away at 76BANGOK:-- The abbot of the most important Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok passed away Sunday. He was 76 years old.Phra Khanajarn Chin Thammapanyajariyaporn, abbot of Wat Mangkon Kamalawat - better known as Wat Leng Noei Yi, died at the Bangkok Hospital peacefully. He has been in the monkhood for 56 years.A royally-sponsored bathing rite is held at the temple at 5 pm Sunday.Wat Leng Noei Yi in Yaowaraj or Bangkok's China Town is the most revered by Chinese descendents in Thailand.Phra Khanajarn Chin Thammapanyajariyaporn was also deputy chief monk of the Chinese Mahayana Buddhist Monk Council.Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Wat-Leng-Noei-Yi-abbot-passes-away-at-76-30271549.html
-- The Nation 2015-10-25
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