Montenegro: Clashes as demonstrators demand resignation of veteran PM Djukanovic

Feelings ran high on Saturday night as some 5,000 demonstrators gathered outside Montenegro’s parliament to demand the resignation of veteran Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic and early elections.

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Free Syrian Army rebels dismiss Russian offer of help in fighting ISIL

Stop bombing us before talking about helping us…

That is the reaction from Western-backed rebels in Syria to Russia’s offer of support in fighting the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

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Eight killed, 28 injured in Kanchanaburi road accident

KANCHANABURI:-- A chartered bus fell from the road at a notorious sharp curve in Kanchanaburi's Si Sawat district Sunday, killing eight people and injuring 28 others, police said.

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PM pleads for public understanding of the need of energy security

BANGKOK:-- The government has appealed for public understanding of the need to implement public utility projects such as power plants to enhance energy stability and prosperity of the country.

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Chinese investment company to buy Texas oil fields for $1.3B

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese investment holding company said it has signed a letter of intent to purchase oil fields in Texas for 8.3 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) through a limited liability partnership.

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Wat Leng Noei Yi abbot passes away at 76

The abbot of the most important Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok passed away Sunday. He was 76 years old.

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Cambodian worker arrested after murdering his boss

A Cambodian employee who murdered his female boss and tried to escape out of the country was arrested by Cambodian officials at a border checkpoint in Chanthaburi’s Pong Namron district.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/865321-30000-baht-reward-for-arrest-of-cambodian-murder-suspect/?p=10002392

17 people killed in fire at karaoke bar in Indonesia

MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Seventeen people were killed in a fire that raced through a packed karaoke bar early Sunday on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, and 71 others were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.

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IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN

Thousands of foreigners charged for illegally entering Thailand

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More than 9,000 foreigners were busted for illegally entering the country - four of them wanted by Interpol - during a weeklong police crackdown that finished Sunday.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/865545-immigration-crackdown-thousands-for-foreigners-charged-for-illegally-entering-thailand/

PM Prayuth to decide on tough new penalties for foreigners who overstay

BANGKOK:-- Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-Cha is considering whether or not to introduce new, stricter penalties for foreign nationals who overstay in Thailand, according to Immigration chief Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn.

Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn told reporters on Sunday the new rules on overstay being considered by the PM are as follows...

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/865576-pm-prayuth-to-decide-on-tough-new-penalties-for-foreigners-who-overstay/

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