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MEMBERS OF DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s family would prefer he postpone his long-awaited homecoming from next month until after a post-election government has been completely put in place, said a source personally associated with his camp.

 

Thaksin Advised To Put Off Return Home Till New Govt Set Up
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297190-thaksin-prepares-for-return-to-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=18130744

 

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UPDATE: 44-Year-old Russian Man Injured From Multiple Gunshots While Sitting in Car in Phuket
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

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Thalang – A 44-year-old Russian man has sustained injuries from gunshots while he was in a parked car in front of a café in Cherng Talay.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297195-foreign-man-shot-in-a-car-in-phuket-suspect-flees/?do=findComment&comment=18130748

 

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Pita Allays Fears Of Possible Snags Over Rise To PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

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Move Forward leader and prime minister candidate Pita Limjaroenrat seated next to Pheu Thai leader Chonlanan Srikaew during today’s press conference at Pheu Thai headquarters, above, and talking to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s daughter and prime minister candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra. Photo: Matichon

 

PRIME MINISTER-DESIGNATE PITA Limjaroenrat today (June 7) allayed fears among members of the public that a Move Forward-led coalition government with himself taking the helm could possibly turn out to be a fiasco due to certain hurdles.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297234-pita-allays-fears-of-possible-snags-over-rise-to-pm/

 

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Young French Man and Unidentified Woman Die After Motorbike Collides with Car in Patong, Phuket
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

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Patong – A French man and an unidentified woman died after a motorbike collided with a car in Patong.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297214-two-killed-in-patong-motorcycle-crash-near-de-coze-hotel/?do=findComment&comment=18130757

 

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Fast acting luxury bus driver evacuated 15 Polish tourists before their coach was engulfed in flames
by News Desk

 

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Scenes from Monday on Expressway number 2 near the Kamphaeng Phet Road when a tourist bus went up in flames just after the driver had evacuated the 15 Polish tourists on their way to Ayutthaya.


Firefighters took twenty minutes to put out the flames which erupted just after the driver parked the bus on the busy expressway and opened the door to the left through which the foreign tourists made their exit.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297235-fast-acting-luxury-bus-driver-evacuated-15-polish-tourists-before-their-coach-was-engulfed-in-flames/

 

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Nakhon Nayok: Pak Phli Police Enhance Public Safety with Ngam Stick Training

 

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Nakhon Nayok - Lieutenant Colonel Narakorn Sakdisak, the Superintendent of Pak Phli Police Station, revealed that they organized a project called "Community Volunteer Police" in Nakhon Nayok province.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297243-pak-phli-police-enhance-public-safety-with-ngam-stick-training/

 

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The share saga that threatens to end Thai hopes for a liberal prime minister

 

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A potential knockout blow looms for Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat as he bids to take over the PM’s post after his party’s stunning election win on May 14.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297262-the-share-saga-that-threatens-to-end-thai-hopes-for-a-liberal-prime-minister/

 

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Probe into Thai school’s alleged forced relocation of 130 ethnic children
by Mitch Connor
 

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A committee has been formed by the Ministry of Education to investigate allegations that 130 ethnic children were forcibly relocated from a Thai-Myanmar border town to a school in Ang Thong’s Pa Mok district.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297270-probe-into-thai-school’s-alleged-forced-relocation-of-130-ethnic-children/

 

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140 Thai women lured into prostitution in Myanmar
Petch Petpailin

 

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The Pavena Hongsakul Foundation for Children and Women revealed that the foundation is working to rescue 140 Thai women lured into prostitution in the Shan state of Myanmar. Some of the victims were forced to take drugs.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297271-140-thai-women-lured-into-prostitution-in-myanmar/

 

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Thai man dozes off using GPS, crashes car into barrier, and dies
by Nattapong Westwood

 

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A 31 year old Thai man tragically lost his life after his car veered off course and collided with a barrier on a U-turn near Ban Mueang Luang in Chachoengsao province. The incident occurred at 3am this morning, and witnesses say the driver seemed to be dozing at the wheel prior to the crash.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297272-thai-man-dozes-off-using-gps-crashes-car-into-barrier-and-dies/

 

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Thai teen’s chilling confession to child murder due to non-stop crying
Petch Petpailin

 

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An 18 year old Thai man yesterday allegedly confessed to killing his sister-in-law’s two month old baby. The teenager said he did it because the baby would not stop crying.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297278-thai-teen’s-chilling-confession-to-child-murder-due-to-non-stop-crying/

 

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BMA Working to Address Firefighter Shortage Issue
by Paul Rujopakarn

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is working towards recruiting more firefighters to help reduce the workload of those currently in the field who must contend with long shifts without overtime.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297280-bma-working-to-address-firefighter-shortage-issue/

 

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Thai Inflation Rate Falls for Fifth Straight Month

by Paul Rujopakarn

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s inflation rate fell for the fifth straight month in May amid lower electricity and fuel prices. However, experts warned that inflation could rebound due to a possible increase in minimum wages and the upcoming drought season.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297281-thai-inflation-rate-falls-for-fifth-straight-month/

 

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Pattaya Residents Sick of Teenagers Performing Obscene Acts on Public Beach
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

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Pattaya — Pattaya residents are urging the police to find a group of randy teenage couples who openly copulated on the beach early Thursday morning, June 7th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297239-outrage-in-the-village-reckless-teens-engage-in-public-park-sex-at-krathing-lai-beach/?do=findComment&comment=18131628

 

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Pattaya Police raid illegal karaoke bar, arrest owner and 5 Myanmar nationals
by Nattapong Westwood

 

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Pattaya City Police officers last night raided an unlicensed karaoke bar, catching five Myanmar nationals working there without the proper permits. The police have charged the bar’s caretaker and the five employees with various legal violations, including operating without official permission and selling alcohol unauthorised.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297282-pattaya-police-raid-illegal-karaoke-bar-arrest-owner-and-5-myanmar-nationals/

 

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Drunken British man flings bicycle through glass door after mobile phone meltdown in Krabi
by Petch Petpailin
 

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Police apprehended a British man who launched a bicycle into the glass door of a house on Koh Lanta, an island in Krabi province in southern Thailand. He admitted being intoxicated and angry after losing his mobile phone.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297283-drunken-british-man-flings-bicycle-through-glass-door-after-mobile-phone-meltdown-in-krabi/

 

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U.S. Seeks Strong Bilateral Ties as New Thai Government Forms
by Paul Rujopakarn

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - A top U.S. official for the Indo-Pacific region has said the goal of the United States is to support an "effective, stable, democratic government" in the country.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297285-us-seeks-strong-bilateral-ties-as-new-thai-government-forms/

 

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Two women killed as motorbike swerves to avoid truck and is crushed by trailer
by Nattapong Westwood

 

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Two women were tragically killed when their motorcycle collided with a trailer after swerving to avoid a pick-up truck making a U-turn on a road in Sadao district of Thailand’s Songkhla province.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297286-two-women-killed-as-motorbike-swerves-to-avoid-truck-and-is-crushed-by-trailer/

 

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General election vote recount at 47 polling stations this Sunday

 

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Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has ordered a recount of the votes cast at 47 polling stations, after it was discovered that the number of ballots cast in the May 14th general election does not match the number of voters who showed up to vote.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297308-general-election-vote-recount-at-47-polling-stations-this-sunday/

 

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Pita to protect migrant worker rights and dignity in Thailand

 

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This photo taken on June 18, 2014 shows Cambodian migrant worker carried their belongings as the return home in Mongkol Borei district in Banteay Meanchey province after crossing the Thai-Cambodian border.

 

Migrant workers in Thailand should have dignity and rights, as they are a vital part of the country’s economic development, said Pita Limjaroenrat, the Move Forward party leader, when asked to comment on a report by Cambodian media that prime minister Hun Sen will not accept Thailand’s new labour policy, allegedly to expel Cambodia’s migrant workers.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1297309-pita-to-protect-migrant-worker-rights-and-dignity-in-thailand/

 

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