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The Koh Tao Verdict and Myanmar Migrant Worker Misery
By David Scott Mathieson

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Protesters hold pictures of Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, in front of the Thai embassy in Yangon Dec. 25. Photo: Soe Zeya Tun / Reuters

YANGON —The death sentences handed down to two Myanmar migrant workers by a Thai court on Christmas Eve ignited widespread condemnation in Myanmar.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/886692-the-koh-tao-verdict-and-myanmar-migrant-worker-misery/

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200,000 Baht Bounty for Disappeared Karen Activist ‘Billy’
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

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Porchalee Rakchongcharoen and his family in an undated photo. Photo: Courtesy Pinnapa Prueksapan

BANGKOK — Police have offered 200,000 baht for information about a community rights activist who has been missing for nearly two years.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/886693-200000-baht-bounty-for-disappeared-karen-activist-billy/

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Anonymous Releases Court Data as Police Vow to Catch Hackers
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter

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Photo: Pierre (Rennes) / Flickr

BANGKOK — Police said today they would go after the hacker collective known as Anonymous after its members took down hundreds of court websites and released sensitive data it claimed to have obtained.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/886694-anonymous-releases-court-data-as-thai-police-vow-to-catch-hackers/

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Fugitive Activist Vows to Return and Face Justice
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

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Thanet Anantawong at Sirindhorn Hospital in Bangkok's Prawet district on Dec. 13 soon before he was removed by plainclothes officers and taken into custody. Photo: Piyarat Chongthep / Facebook

BANGKOK — Fugitive anti-coup activist Thanet Anatawong has vowed to return to Thailand – but not immediately.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/886697-fugitive-thai-activist-vows-to-return-and-face-justice/

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Police consider prosecuting Koh Tao victim's sister over Thailand criticism
By Coconuts Bangkok

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BANGKOK: -- The commissioner of the Royal Thai Police said yesterday the authorities are investigating the Facebook post of Laura Witheridge, sister of Koh Tao murder victim Hannah, in which she slammed Thailand over the “bungled” murder investigation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/886698-police-consider-prosecuting-koh-tao-victims-sister-over-thailand-criticism/

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Island of wealth: Phuket named Thailand’s richest province, Bangkok ranks third
By Coconuts Bangkok

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File photo of Phuket. Photo: Eustaquio Santimano

BANGKOK: -- Phuket has been named the richest province in Thailand, while the Northern province of Mae Hong Sorn has the highest poverty rate.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/886699-island-of-wealth-phuket-named-thailands-richest-province-bangkok-ranks-third/

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Supreme Sangha Council’s decision on the new supreme patriarch reaches PM's Office minister

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BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister’s Office Minister Suwaphan Tanyuwatthaya said today (Thursday) that he had received a formal letter from the Buddhism Office informing about the Supreme Sangha Council’s resolution nominating Somdet Phra Maha Ratchamanglacharn as the 20th Supreme Patriach.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/886703-supreme-sangha-councils-decision-on-the-new-supreme-patriarch-reaches-pms-office-minister/

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Canadian Vadim Scott Benderman Gets 4 Years in Vietnam Prison for Child Sex Offenses

HANOI – Canadian Vadim Scott Benderman, 46, has been jailed for four years for sexually abusing underage homeless boys he met on Hanoi’s streets, a court official said on Thursday, in a rare prosecution for the offense.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/886706-canadian-man-gets-4-years-in-vietnam-prison-for-child-sex-offenses/

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Army and District Officers check Minivan Taxis in South Pattaya

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PATTAYA: -- On Thursday morning a team of District Officers and Army personnel, acting on orders from the NCPO (National Council for Peace and Order), conducted checks on Minivan Taxi’s that shuttle passengers to and from Pattaya to Bangkok.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/886708-army-and-district-officers-check-minivan-taxis-in-south-pattaya/

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ISIL raises its banner in southeast Asia with four local groups pledging loyalty
By Robert Hackwill

PARIS: -- Indonesia has seen attacks by Islamist militants before, but Thursday’s coordinated assault by a team of suicide bombers and gunmen is unprecedented and reminds people of the sieges seen in Mumbai seven years ago and in Paris last November.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/886712-isil-raises-its-banner-in-southeast-asia-with-four-local-groups-pledging-loyalty/

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Suspended fine for Briton in refugee smuggling case

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"Compassion was in the dock today and France sent out a message that compassion will win. France is a humane country. They want the best for these refugees who've had bad press, with young men getting on trains and trucks..."

PARIS: -- A former British soldier received a warning and a suspended 1,000 euro fine after he tried to take an Afghan girl from France to the UK.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/886624-hero-or-smuggler-briton-on-trial-for-helping-migrant-girl/#entry10310383

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French Alps avalanche: teacher led class onto closed, black-rated ski track

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"The sky was blue, the kind that makes you want to go skiing"

PARIS: -- After three people, including two teenagers, died in an avalanche in the French Alps on Wednesday (Jan. 13), authorities have launched an investigation into why a teacher led his class onto a track that was closed to skiers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/886716-french-alps-avalanche-teacher-led-class-onto-closed-black-rated-ski-track/

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Eurogroup: Greece finally accepts the participation of the IMF to the programme
By Efi Koutsokosta

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ATHENS: -- “The greek finance minister confirmed that greek authorities consider IMF participation is indispensable as one of the key elements of the deal reached last summer” said the head of the Eurogroup during the press conference after the meeting of the Eurozone ministers finished.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/886720-eurogroup-greece-finally-accepts-the-participation-of-the-imf-to-the-programme/

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Fewer than 100 Guantanamo prisoners left as 10 leave to Oman
By BEN FOX

MIAMI (AP) — Ten prisoners from Yemen who were held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been released and sent to the Middle Eastern nation of Oman for resettlement, officials said Thursday, portraying it as a significant milestone in the long-stalled effort to shutter the detention center.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/886721-fewer-than-100-guantanamo-prisoners-left-as-10-leave-to-oman/

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