Close watch on reds ahead of 'show of support' for Yingluck

BANGKOK: THE authorities are closely following the moves of red shirts in different provinces ahead of a planned symbolic show of support for former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra scheduled for tomorrow.

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New emails show breadth of Hillary Clinton's network

LISA LERER, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new batch of Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails released Friday presented a glimpse into the breadth of her personal network — a Rolodex of powerful celebrities, CEOs, political advisers and politicians that she's now tapping for her presidential campaign.

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Oil slicks hit Ban Khao Tao and Pran Buri beaches

Hua Hin: Oil slicks from Mae Klong and Tha Chine river estuaries continue to be swept into beaches in Ban Khao Tao in Hua Hin district and Pran Buri district of Phrachuab Khiri.

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Judge denies appeal from US inmate facing firing squad

LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge denied an appeal Friday from a Utah death row inmate who argued that his sentence of death by firing squad is cruel and unusual punishment.

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UN says 4 staffers dismissed for sending child pornography

EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Four U.N. staff members were dismissed for sending and storing child pornography on U.N. computers — and another was dismissed for using a U.N. vehicle to transport approximately 173 kilograms of marijuana, according to a U.N. report obtained Friday.

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KTB's Vorapak named 'Thailand Business Leader'

BANGKOK: HITACHI chairman and chief executive officer Hiroaki Nakanishi and Krungthai Bank's president and CEO, Vorapak Tanyawong, have won top awards from US-based cable-TV network CNBC for their outstanding achievements.

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Hawaii boxer who slipped into coma in Thailand now awake, alert

By Jim Mendoza

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Hawaii boxer who slipped into a coma in August while training in Thailand and whose family struggled to get him back to the islands is now awake and alert, his family told Hawaii News Now.

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Boost to IUU cooperation efforts ahead of return of inspectors from EU

BANGKOK: THE CUSTOMS Department and Fisheries Department will sign a memorandum of understanding on Monday on tackling the issue of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, in order to give themselves two months to show progress before the European Union returns for another round of inspection in January.

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The seers who 'foresaw' coups in Thailand

Under its Buddhist veneer is a mix of animism and astrology, boosted by political patronage

BANGKOK:-- At the corner of a wide, busy intersection in Bangkok where cars make U-turns at hair-raising speeds, Ms Somluck Kaewseenin takes her place on the sidewalk.

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CPF guarantees fair benefits to migrant workers

BANGKOK: CHAROEN Pokphand Foods (CPF) has underlined its commitment to migrant workers - especially those from Cambodia and Myanmar - who help drive the Thai economy, promising fair pay and practices for all.

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Indonesia sinks 106 foreign boats

JAKARTA: Indonesia's Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister (KKP) Susi Pudjiastuti has so far ordered the sinking of 106 foreign boats that were fishing illegally in Indonesian waters, according to The Jakarta Post.

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AirAsia adds more domestic flights from Pattaya

Written by: Mark Elliott

AirAsia has continued to expand its operations from Pattaya’s U-Tapao Airport with the announcement of new domestic routes to Chiang Mai and Hat Yai.

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New terminal to boost U-Tapao Airport

by Wanwisa Ngamsangchaikit

BANGKOK, 30 October 2015: A new airport terminal scheduled to open in June next year will help U-Tapao Airport cope with growing passenger traffic.

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Myanmar’s new nationalist party surges into election race

Nay Zin Latt, former presidential advisor and founder of NDP, speaks at a rally on Oct. 12 in the Mon State capital Mawlamyine, where he pledged to protect Myanmar's race and Buddhist religion. (Photo: Phyo Thiha Cho/Myanmar Now)

By Phyo Thiha Cho

MAWLAMYINE, Myanmar (Myanmar Now) - With just weeks before Myanmar’s landmark elections, a fleet of cars covered with stickers of the National Development Party carrying flag-waving party supporters and Buddhist monks crawled through the streets of Mawlamyine, Mon state’s capital.

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Malaysian police nab Maldives presidential assassination plot suspects

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's federal police arrested a Maldivian diplomat on Wednesday in connection with the attempted assassination of Maldives president Abdulla Yameen last month, New Straits Times reported.

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718 die in traffic accidents monthly in Vietnam for past 10 months

HO CHI MINH CITY: Nearly 7,200 people died from traffic accidents in the ten-month period ending on Oct 15, down almost 3.9 percent year on year, the National Traffic Safety Committee said on Thursday, Tuoi Tre News reported.

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Bamboos and PVC rockets shot from Cambodian soil for Thai gamblers

“Five…four…three…two…one!” a loudspeaker blares in Thai. Seconds later, an ear-piercing swoosh sweeps across the mountains as a 10-metre-long bamboo and PVC pipe rocket takes off and rapidly climbs into the sky.

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OPINION

Anti-Muslim paranoia could still derail Myanmar’s journey to true democracy

Martin Woollacott

Race and religion are casting a dark shadow over Myanmar as it moves toward critical elections next month.

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Phuket beach ‘10 percenters’ get to stay

PHUKET: Beach umbrellas remain banned outside the “10 per cent” designated areas at Phuket’s 18 main tourist beaches this high season, while sun loungers remain banned anywhere on Phuket beaches.

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Phuket City serial thief caught

PHUKET: A serial thief was arrested in Srisoonthorn last night after police were able to track down the motorbike he used during the crime spree.

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Controversial Phuket dolphinarium to soft open tomorrow

PHUKET: The controversial Dolphin Bay Phuket dolphinarium is ready for its soft opening tomorrow, an event that will be open to local people in the Chalong area only.

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Redshirts remember their hero Nuamthong Praiwan in ninth-year anniverary

BANGKOK: A small group of redshirt members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) this morning held a brief memorial service at the pedestrian overpass in front of Thai Rath newspapers headoffice to pay respect to their hero "Nuamthong Praiwan" who committed suicide there to protest military coup nine years ago.

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17 killed in building collapse in central China

BEIJING (AP) — A two-story building collapsed into rubble while workers were trying to prop up the second floor during renovations in central China, killing 17 construction workers and injuring 23, officials and reports said Saturday.

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Fire at Philippines market kills 15 vendors, children

JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A pre-dawn fire in the southern Philippines raced through public market stalls, killing 15 vendors, including six children, who were sleeping there to be up early for the weekend crowds, police said.

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Fatalities in road accidents decline: PM

BANGKOK, 31 October 2015 (NNT) - Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha confirmed the rate of fatalities caused by road accidents has declined nationwide.

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Indonesia is burning. So why is the world looking away?

I’ve often wondered how the media would respond when eco-apocalypse struck. I pictured the news programmes producing brief, sensational reports, while failing to explain why it was happening or how it might be stopped.

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Serial car robber, 18, splashed booty on Phuket partying

PHUKET: Police have arrested an 18-year-old from Songkhla for a spate of smash-and-grab car break-ins in Phuket, with the perpetrator confessing to eight vehicle robberies within the past two months and spending his ill-gotten gains on partying and drugs.

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BREAKING

Russian airliner crashes in central Sinai - Egyptian PM

A Russian airliner has crashed in central Sinai with more than 200 people on board, the office of Egypt's prime minister has confirmed.

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PM affirms careful studies being conducted on TPP agreement

BANGKOK, 30 October 2015 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has indicated steady progress in the implementation of various trade agreements within ASEAN while saying the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is being heavily debated by concerned agencies.

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