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Thailand Live Friday 6 May 2016

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Warning against Trump, Clinton urges Democrats to unite
By KEN THOMAS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hillary Clinton urged Democrats on Thursday to unite around her candidacy as a way of fending off Republican Donald Trump, telling black community leaders that her advantage over Bernie Sanders far outpaces the deficit she faced in the 2008 primaries.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915269-warning-against-trump-clinton-urges-democrats-to-unite/

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London may elect first Muslim mayor, after ugly, 'dog-whistling' campaign
By Tim Hume, CNN

London (CNN)Londoners will find out Friday if they have elected the first Muslim mayor of any major Western city, after an unusually bitter campaign in which race and religion have proven ugly flashpoints.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915272-london-may-elect-first-muslim-mayor-after-ugly-dog-whistling-campaign/

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Ukrainian faces 5-year blacklist for 337-day overstay

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PATTAYA:--A homeless Ukrainian man has become the first high-profile case of a foreigner being blacklisted from Thailand under new immigration regulations when he was caught overstaying his visa by nearly a year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915290-ukrainian-faces-5-year-blacklist-for-337-day-overstay/

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Pattaya to reinstall old Koh Larn buoys, step up enforcement following 2 accidents

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PATTAYA:--Pattaya will re-install old buoys off Koh Larn following marine accidents on two consecutive days that left one Chinese tourist dead and nine people injured.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915293-pattaya-to-reinstall-old-koh-larn-buoys-step-up-enforcement-following-2-accidents/

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Two men rescued from burning vehicle on Phuket’s bypass road
Eakkapop Thongtub

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The impact of the crash caused the car to catch fire leaving it completely burned-out. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- Two men were hospitalised in the early hours of this morning (May 6) after they were rescued from a burning vehicle that had crashed into a roadside pylon on bypass road. The impact of the crash caused the car to catch fire leaving it completely burned-out.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915295-two-men-rescued-from-burning-vehicle-on-phukets-bypass-road/

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PRD Region 3 holds event to tighten relations among local officials

CHONBURI, 6 May 2016 (NNT) - The Public Relations Department Region 3 Chiang Mai organized an event on May 4 - 5 in the eastern province of Chonburi to tighten relations among local officials.


The event, which was held in Bang Saen district, was joined by officials from the provincial National Health Security Office, Radio Thailand, Education Radio, and other units under the PRD Region 3 office.

Activities in the event were designed to create unity among officials and employees in the organizations mentioned, encouraging them to follow their agencies' missions and visions, promoting team work, and forging an ideal work environment.

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North Korea congress starts; foreign media kept out so far
ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea slowly lifted the curtain Friday on the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980, bringing foreign journalists to the venue without immediately letting them in, or revealing just how leader Kim Jong Un will make use of possibly his greatest spotlight yet.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915301-north-korea-congress-starts;-foreign-media-kept-out-so-far/

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Thai man admits to cutting off dog’s front paws with a sword
By Coconuts Bangkok

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BANGKOK: -- A man has been reported to police for cutting off the front paws of a dog with a sword in Samutprakarn after the pooch chewed his shoes.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915250-man-who-cut-off-dog-paws-charged-by-thai-police/page-4#entry10717892

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A-negative blood needed for Canadian crash victim
Phuket Gazette

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Vachira Phuket Hospital has asked for urgent donations of A-negative type blood to save the life of Canadian crash victim Connelly Bavid Lee. Photo: Gazette file

PHUKET: -- Vachira Phuket Hospital requires donations of A-negative blood to save the life of a 35-year-old Canadian motorcyclist who was seriously injured in a collision with a 10-wheel truck in Phuket yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915309-phuket-a-negative-blood-needed-for-canadian-crash-victim/

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Selfish Phuket beach vendors add to lifeguards’ woes
The Phuket News

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This beach vendor obviously thinks it's acceptable to ply her trade directly in front of the rip-tide warning sign. Photo: Bjorn Ronningen

PHUKET: Just as the monsoon season approaches and Phuket’s lifeguards prepare for the worst period of the year from drownings, the lifeguards at Kata Beach are faced with one obstacle, selfish beach vendors who are happy to ply their trade directly in front of beach warning signs, completely blocking them from view of tourists.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915311-selfish-phuket-beach-vendors-add-to-lifeguards-woes/

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Hundreds of families in Northeast affected by tropical storm

BANGKOK, 6 May 2016 (NNT)-The Rajaprajanugroh Foundation under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King has distributed daily necessities to Chaiyaphum residents after a tropical storm made landfall in the northeastern region of Thailand last month.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915312-hundreds-of-families-in-isaan-affected-by-tropical-storm/

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