Video shows Woman jumping from South Pattaya Condominium
Pattaya One

PATTAYA -- A 25-year-old woman is currently in a serious condition in Hospital after she jumped from a 7th floor window of an apartment occupied by a Scottish man.

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Phuket farmers join nationwide protest against GMOs

More than 20 protesters gathered at Provincial Hall to express their plight. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

PHUKET: More than 20 members from the Phuket Farmers Association joined their counterparts nationwide to protest the controversial bill regulating genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

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Police hunt Patong jet-ski thug for 'fake gun' intimidation

Jet-skis are towed along Patong Beach in the morning. Photo: The Phuket News / file

PHUKET: Police are looking for a Patong Beach jet-ski operator who allegedly pulled out a gun and threatened at least one other rival jet-ski operator during a heated argument on the beach yesterday (Dec 10).

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General Udomdej admits park scandal affects his good reputation

BANGKOK: Deputy Defence Minister Udomdej Seetabutr admitted Friday that the Rajabhakti Park scandal had affected his good reputation that he had built up throughout his whole life.

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Bangkok Airways flight delayed following bomb hoax

BANGKOK: A foreign passenger was arrested after he made a bomb hoax abroad a Bangkok Airways flight heading from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to Koh Samui, causing the flight to be delayed for over five hours.

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Envoys not fussed about the consequences of their remarks

NUNTIDA PUANGTHONG
THE NATION

Glyn Davies

BANGKOK: TWO foreign diplomats who recently created a stir over their comments on Thai politics said yesterday they were not concerned about the consequences.

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Controversial US diplomat to return

BANGKOK: THE US diplomat who criticised the coup and lack of democracy during a visit in Thailand early this year will return to Bangkok next week to co-chair a bilateral strategic dialogue. Daniel Russel, assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the US State Department, will be at the 5th US-Thai Strategic Dialogue on Wednesday.

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No pseudo reform body: CDC

BANGKOK: DRAFTERS AIMING FOR MORE ACCEPTABLE WAYS TO SETTLE CRISES, SPOKESMAN SAYS

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Portraits of a monarch

Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul
THE NATION

BANGKOK: Artist Choosak Vissanukamron has made portraying His Majesty the King his life's work

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BEC to build up its digital channels

WATCHIRANONT THONGTEP
THE NATION

Surin Krittiyaphongphun, executive vice president of Bangkok Entertainment Co.

BANGKOK: BANGKOK Entertainment Company says next year will be the right time to build up its new Channel 3 SD and 3 Family digital stations while maintaining audience ratings at its flagship Channel 3 with prime-time soap operas and international-format shows.

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Properties in AccorHotels to meet on strategies after acquisitions

SUCHAT SRITAMA
THE NATION

BANGKOK: AFTER AccorHotels acquired three more hotel brands, nearly 60 properties in Thailand under its management are to discuss strategies.

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Toshiba denies reports it is quitting TV manufacturing

KWANCHAI RUNGFAPAISARN
THE NATION, DPA

TOSHIBA Corporation has denied reports about the company's withdrawal from TV manufacturing, including the closure of its television facility in Indonesia, which is one of its sources for export to many markets in Asean, including Thailand.

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Japan's ANA aims for the sky with new routes

THE JAPAN NEWS
ASIA NEWS NETWORK

TOKYO: ANA HOLDINGS is considering new routes to Southeast Asia and China's inland regions in response to increasing numbers of travellers to Japan, chief executive officer Shinya Katanozaka said in an interview with the Yomiuri Shimbun.

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Dairy Queen opens 400th branch in Thailand

Nakarintr Thamhatai, general manager of Minor DQ, a subsidiary of the Minor Food Group.

BANGKOK: DAIRY QUEEN celebrated the opening of its 400th branch by saying it plans to expand to 500 branches within two years.

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Ford upgrades lighting at plants in region

The installation of the eco-friendly lighting technology will significantly reduce energy use at Ford's manufacturing facilities in the region.

THE FORD Motor Company is investing in a greener future with the installation of LEDs (light-emitting diodes) and other energy-efficient lights at manufacturing facilities in Thailand, mainland China, India, Vietnam and Taiwan.

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Sea of yellow and blue as 600,000 take part in 'Bike for Dad' in honour of King

Thai capital as thousands of people fill Bangkok

BANGKOK: AS A tribute to the country's much-revered monarch, HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn yesterday led more than 600,000 people in joining the nationwide "Bike for Dad" event.

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Putin orders tough action on Syria threats

Talking tough at an annual meeting of Russia’s Defence Ministry. The message from President Vladimir Putin was clear – to eliminate any threats to his military in Syria.

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Taliban claims car bomb attack near Spanish embassy in Kabul

By Robert Hackwill

A guest house in the Spanish embassy compound in the Afghan capital Kabul has been struck by a car bomb. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on what it called the “invaders”, which security forces say involves at least three insurgents.

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New Zealand, new flag

New Zealanders have chosen a design for a possible new national flag that features the country’s iconic silver fern alongside the four stars of the Southern Cross constellation.

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Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile

Pakistan’s military says it has test-fired a surface-to-surface ballistic missile – one that can carry a nuclear warhead and reach India, the Middle East and other places.

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COP21: climate campaigners set ‘red line’ for leaders to strike deal

Climate campaigners laid out a red line at the COP21 venue in Paris on Saturday – to pile pressure on leaders to reach the right deal.

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Son of late Libyan head Gadhafi briefly kidnapped in Lebanon

BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press


BEIRUT (AP) — A son of Libya's late leader Moammar Gadhafi was briefly kidnapped in Lebanon by militants demanding information about the fate of a Shiite cleric who went missing in Libya decades ago, a security official and local TV stations said Friday.

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Burundi: 15 killed in coordinated attacks on military camps

ELOGE WILY KANEZA, Associated Press


BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — In coordinated attacks, gunmen stormed three military installations in Burundi before dawn Friday. At least 15 people were killed as gunfire and explosions rocked the African capital of Bujumbura, marking a steep escalation of a simmering conflict.

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Putin: Russia provides air cover to Syrian opposition group

VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has provided air cover to a leading Western-backed opposition group in Syria, President Vladimir Putin said Friday, calling for closer coordination with the U.S.-allied coalition — comments that may reflect Moscow's desire to narrow its differences with the West over the Syrian crisis.

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Syria's Assad says he will not negotiate with armed groups

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said in remarks published Friday that his government will not negotiate with armed groups, calling them "terrorists" and saying they will only talk to political opposition.

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Family of teen shot by Chicago cop joins calls for change

DON BABWIN, Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a black teenager shot 16 times by a white Chicago police officer on Friday joined the call for change in local leadership and policing in the city and nationwide, weeks after a video of the 2014 killing set off days of protests.

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Fewer Republicans think Bush can win general election

LONDONDERRY, New Hampshire (AP) — The number of registered Republicans voters who think Jeb Bush could win the U.S. presidential election has plummeted, a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds, in the latest sign of trouble for the son and brother of former presidents once expected to become the front-runner for the Republican nomination.

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Trump's name, image removed at Dubai development amid uproar

ADAM SCHRECK, Associated Press

JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The image and name of American presidential hopeful Donald Trump were gone Friday from parts of a golf course and housing development under construction in Dubai amid the uproar over his comments about banning Muslims from traveling to the United States.

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Armed 'patriots' in US turn protests toward Muslim Americans

REESE DUNKLIN, Associated Press

EMILY SCHMALL, Associated Press

DALLAS (AP) — They are known as "Three Percenters," followers of a movement that has rallied against gun control efforts nationwide, patrolled the U.S. border with Mexico and recently begun confronting Muslim Americans.

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A rout in crude oil prices hammers the stock market

BERNARD CONDON, AP Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — A slump in oil prices sparked a global sell-off in financial markets on Friday with losses spreading from Asia to Europe to the U.S., where stocks fell sharply to cap their worst week since the summer.

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