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US claims 'hundreds' of Islamic State militants killed in Kobane strikes
Phil Stewart

WASHINGTON: -- US-led air strikes have killed several hundred Islamic State fighters around the Syrian town of Kobane, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, but it cautioned that the town near Turkey's border could still fall to the Sunni militant group.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/768838-us-claims-hundreds-of-islamic-state-militants-killed-in-kobane-strikes/

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An AirAsia plane hit an egret while landing in Nakhon Si Thammarat this morning and its damaged propeller blade delayed its return flight to BKK /Bangkok Post

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Water at Vajiralongkorn, Srinakarin drops to critical levels

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BANGKOK: -- Water at Vajiralongkorn and Srinakarin dams has dropped to critical levels prompting concern that rice, vegetable, fruit, shrimp and fish farms in the Mae Klong river basin might not have insufficient water supply during the upcoming dry season.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/768861-water-at-vajiralongkorn-dam-srinakarin-dam-drops-to-critical-levels/

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Police: Flaws In Koh Tao Murder Case Now Fixed
BY Khaosod English

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Win Saw Htun and Saw Lin appear for a pre-trial witness hearing on 14 Oct 2014, Koh Samui, Surat Thani province.

BANGKOK — Thai police say they are confident that the case of two Burmese migrant workers accused of murdering British tourists in southern Thailand will now move forward to the court after it was initially rejected by prosecutors for being “incomplete.”

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/768871-thai-police-flaws-in-koh-tao-murder-case-now-fixed/

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PHUKET: English language 'complaint' centre could address immigration corruption
Saran Mitrarat

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Governor Nisit Jansomwong.

PHUKET: -- Governor Nisit Jansomwong announced plans to open an English language section of the Damrongtham, government complaint centre, to address allegations of immigration 'service fee' corruption.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/768876-phuket-english-language-complaint-centre-could-address-immigration-corruption/

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Southern Unrest: Ranger Arrested For Killing 5-Year-Old Girl
By Khaosod English

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Security officers inspecting the site of a roadside bombing that injured 4 soldiers in Narathiwat province, 15 October 2014.

PATTANI — A volunteer army ranger is now in police custody for allegedly shooting and killing a five-year-old girl in the restive province of Pattani, where tens of thousands of security officers are stationed to quell a simmering Islamic separatist insurgency.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/768881-ranger-arrested-for-killing-5-year-old-girl-in-pattani/

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Classes at two vocational colleges suspended after public brawl

BANGKOK, 16 October 2014 (NNT) – The Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC) announced that two vocational colleges in Bangkok have been ordered to suspend their classes due to a recent brawl at the Victory Monument.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/768904-classes-at-two-vocational-colleges-in-bangkok-suspended-after-public-brawl/

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Myanmar man framed for British tourist murders: mother
Yangon, Myanmar | AFP | Thursday 10/16/2014

KOH TAO: -- The mother of one of the Myanmar men accused of murdering two British tourists in Thailand has said her son is a "scapegoat", the BBC reported Thursday, in the latest criticism of the Thai police investigation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/768933-myanmar-man-framed-for-british-tourist-murders-mother/

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