Ex-police officer indicted in Kansas City-area stun gun case
By JIM SUHR

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri police officer pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges accusing him of excessive force when he used his stun gun on a teenager during a traffic stop.

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Bangkok:- Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy, who is notoriously known among online vendors as “whale the thief”, for having allegedly cheated several vendors out of their goods.

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Saudis 'very pleased' with US support for Yemen air campaign
BRADLEY KLAPPER, Associated Press


WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Friday praised the U.S. for helping an Arab air campaign against Yemen's rebels.

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Popular OTOP items in the international markets revealed

BANGKOK, 28 Mar 2015 (NNT) - Mr. Apichart Prasert, Director of the Knowledge Management and Projects, Office of Knowledge Management and Development, revealed that the most demanded OTOP products in 180 markets around the world are processed food & drinks, household utensils, decorative & souvenir products, garments & accessories.

The director said that healthy snacks, such as dried vegetables, organic rice are most popular in the U.S. According to him, food exports generated a total of 24 trillion baht in 2013. He speculated that the sector would grow 2.18% in 5 years.

Meanwhile, Thailand’s OTOP household utensils, decorative and souvenir items are making a big hit in Japan with sales of 2.7 billion baht last year, an increase of 0.68% from the year before. Mr. Apichart said the Japanese favor these products because of its superb quality and design.

OTOP garments and ornaments, on the other hand, receive high popularity in Singapore, Mr. Apichart said, pointing out the products generated 197.3 billion baht in 2014. He expected the sales of these exports would grow 2.28% this year.

-- NNT 2015-03-28

Bangkok:- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he has assigned his deputy and foreign minister, Gen Tanasak Patimapragorn, to negotiate with the Japan to be lenient over its bans of chartered flights from Thailand.

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Cigarette and liquor prices to go up now

BANGKOK: -- Smokers will now pay higher prices for cigarettes after the Sports Act, which requires tobaccos producers and distributors to contribute to a newly established ‘national sports development’ fund, has become effective.

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Activist groups call for sales ban alcoholic drinks during Songkran

BANGKOK: -- Youth Network Against New Drinkers, and several anti-alcohol groups yesterday asked the Excise Department to ban alcohol sales during the upcoming Songkran festival to prevent and reduce fatal road accidents.

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Prayut gives a stern warning to rich fishing operators

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha last night promised to end the human trafficking in the fishing industry once and for all with stern warning to what he called selfish but wealthy fishing operators that they must stop their decade long business practises or else they would no longer allowed to do businesses again on the Thai soil.

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Thai fishermen trapped on Ambon Island return home

BANGKOK, 28 March 2015 (NNT) – The government has successfully brought home 21 Thai fishery workers who were abused by human traffickers on Ambon Island of Indonesia while assuring that help is underway for other groups of victims.

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Phuket beach club lambasted over 'party' elephant
The Phuket News

BANGKOK: -- Pictures of party goers riding and hanging out with a baby elephant at popular Phuket beach club, Nikki Beach, have drawn sharp criticism after they were posted online earlier this week. Now, the beach club has responded with a statement on Twitter.

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Yingluck dismisses Prayut’s allegations of doing nothing on human trafficking

BANGKOK: -- Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today dismissed allegations that her government did nothing to seriously tackle the human trafficking in the fishing industry that puts the country at risk of boycott of its marine exports by European Union and the United States.

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Poll: NCPO remains popular among Thais

BANGKOK, 28 March 2015 (NNT) – The performance of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) since it took the helm of the country ten months ago remains popular among Thai people, according to a recent survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University.

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NLA to proceed impeachment of ex-ministers in 2-3 April meeting

BANGKOK, 28 March 2015 (NNT) – The President of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has called a meeting on 2-3 April 2015, for the impeachment of the former ministers and to consider three pending laws.

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PM should comes from house members, says PRC Chair

BANGKOK, 28 March 2015 (NNT) – The Political Reform Commission (PRC) of the National Reform Council (NRC) has stated Prime Minister should come from members of the house of representative, with exception to critical situations, says the PRC Chairman.

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Phuket:- A 68-year-old British tourist was found dead on Naiyang Beach in Phuket’s Thalang district Saturday morning, police said.

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