Security tightened in Su-ngai Kolok as Thai Fight is to begin today

BANGKOK: -- Security is tightened in Su-ngai Kolok today as southern insurgents blew up electricity poles last night in what authorities believed was intended to black out this border town in attempt to disrupt the hosting of the "Thai Fight" boxing competition this evening.

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BANGKOK BLAST
Thai police investigating CCTV showing second suspicious bag drop

BANGKOK- Thai police on Saturday said they were investigating new security camera footage showing a man dropping a package into a canal as the hunt for those behind Monday's deadly Bangkok bomb blast entered its fifth day without arrests.

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Seen Often on Sathorn 10, Suspect Thought to Use Fake Turkish Passport
By Khaosod Eng.

Several motorcycle taxi operators located here on Soi Sathorn 10 said they gave numerous rides to a man between December and February who matched a passport photo shown to them by investigators hunting for the Bangkok bomber.

BANGKOK — Motorcycle taxi operators in an upscale, residential neighborhood have identified a man seen numerous times there between December and February as matching a passport photo shown to them by investigators hunting the suspected Bangkok bomber, who might have been using a fake Turkish passport.

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World’s first anti-corruption coffee shop opened in Ubon Ratchathani

UBON RATCHATHANI, 22 August 2015 (NNT) – The NACC and the UNDP have opened the world’s first ‘Corruption Unwelcome’ coffee shop at Ubon Ratchathani University, the NACC President says.

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SBPAC Secretary-General: Sharing on social network should be done appropriately

SONGKHLA, 22 August 2015 (NNT) – The SBPAC Secretary-General stated in a media workshop, that appropriate information should be shared on social networks for the public's benefits.

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