Sealed with a kiss: newlyweds Harry and Meghan delight Windsor crowds

By Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden

 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle kiss on the steps of St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle after their wedding. Saturday May 19, 2018. Ben Birchall/Pool via REUTERS

 

WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - Prince Harry and his bride Meghan married on Saturday in a dazzling ceremony that blended ancient English ritual with African American culture, watched up close by royals and celebrities and from afar by a global TV audience of millions.

 

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Prince Harry named Duke of Sussex, Markle to be a duchess

 

A boy touches a LEGO brick mosaic of Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Windsor, Britain, May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

 

WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - Prince Harry was given the title Duke of Sussex by his grandmother Queen Elizabeth on Saturday, Buckingham Palace said, meaning his American fiancee Meghan Markle will become a duchess after the couple wed later.

 

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Briton exiled for reporting on 1MDB returns to Malaysia

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A British journalist whose reporting on a financial scandal at a Malaysian state fund stirred opposition that led to the downfall of disgraced former premier Najib Razak arrived in Malaysia on Saturday after the new government tore up an arrest warrant.

 

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China air force lands bombers on South China Sea island

 

An aerial view of uninhabited island of Spratlys in the disputed South China Sea, April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's air force has landed bombers on islands and reefs in the South China Sea as part of a training exercise in the disputed region, it said in a statement.

 

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Emerald Group CEO Sawit Ketroj seeks to reassure Phuket public, investors

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: Emerald Group CEO Sawit Ketroj, the prominent Phuket condo developer arrested earlier this month on a fraud charge, and re-released on bail this week after failing to present himself to court as part of his original bail conditions, has held a press conference to address the accusations of fraud and mismanagement.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039017-emerald-group-ceo-sawit-ketroj-seeks-to-reassure-phuket-public-investors/

 

Thai boy killed, Myanmar boy injured by border landmine

By The Nation

 

A Thai boy was fatally injured and his Myanmar friend was severely injured when they stepped on a landmine while picking wild mushrooms on the Myanmar side of the border across from Tak’s Prop Phra district on Saturday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039019-thai-boy-killed-myanmar-boy-injured-by-border-landmine/

 

Coach carrying Taiwan tourists engulfed in flames on expressway

By The Nation

 

A coach with about 30 Taiwanese tourists caught fire on a Bangkok expressway, sending them running for their lives on Saturday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039020-coach-carrying-taiwan-tourists-engulfed-in-flames-on-expressway/

 

Newborn baby abandoned at Lampang roadside bus stop

By The Nation

 

A newborn baby boy was found abandoned at a bus stop in Lampang’s Muang district on Friday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039022-newborn-baby-abandoned-at-lampang-roadside-bus-stop/

 

Taxi motorcyclist blocks Grab Bike passenger from using service

By The Nation

 

A taxi motorcyclist blocked a passenger from using a Grab Bike service on Friday evening and came under strong criticisms by Facebook users after a clip of the aggression went viral.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039023-taxi-motorcyclist-blocks-grab-bike-passenger-from-using-service/

 

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Thailand Live Sunday 20 May 2018

 

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