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Climbing bans blamed for killing tourism at Thailand climbing meccas

Isaac Stone Simonelli

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PHUKET: Local tourism business operators this week blamed the rock climbing bans in Koh Yao Noi, Koh Phi Phi and Koh Poda for the savage drop in hotel and resort occupancy rates at Thailand’s climbing meccas – Tonsai and Railay Beach.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915610-climbing-bans-blamed-for-killing-tourism-at-thailand-climbing-meccas/

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The week that was in Thailand News: Cultural experiences

Gerry Carter

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This week's round-up of the weird and wacky in Thailand News.

BANGKOK:-- And so the Owen's went home. Whether their Hua Hin holiday was one of a lifetime or one they would prefer to forget only the test of time will truly tell.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915674-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-cultural-experiences/

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31 Year Old Dutchman Jumps to his Death from 40th Floor of Bangkok Condo

BANGKOK – Pol Capt Jakrapan Songserm from Dao Bun Police Station has confirmed that 31-year-old Aarnout Harmfrom the Netherlands who was apparently suffering from severe depression jumped from the top of his Bangkok condominium.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915666-31-year-old-dutchman-jumps-to-his-death-from-40th-floor-of-bangkok-condo/

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Margot Honecker, widow of ex-East German leader, dies in Chile

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Margot Honecker, the widow of the former East German leader Erich Honecker, has died aged 89 in Chile where she had been living for more than 20 years. According to local television station TVN she had been suffering from cancer.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915617-margot-honecker-widow-of-ex-east-german-leader-dies-in-chile/

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Bull elephant 'may have been spooked to death' by killing of heron at Phang Nga tourist attraction

Darawan Naknakhon

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Photo Credit: Mr Supawatkan Khunlak

PHANG NGA: A livestock official speculates that a captive bull elephant found dead this morning at a popular tourist attraction in Phang Nga’s Song Praek sub-district may have slipped and fallen to his death after being spooked by the shooting-down of a heron, whose carcass was also found nearby.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915641-bull-elephant-may-have-been-spooked-to-death-by-killing-of-heron-at-phang-nga-tourist-attraction/

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Rawai seawall compromised by strong surf, Mayor orders boulder reinforcements as stop-gap

Darawan Naknakhon

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PHUKET: About 30 metres of a 600-metre section of the sea wall at Rawai Beach has been eroded by unusually strong surf in the past several days, a public works survey team has found.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915642-rawai-seawall-compromised-by-strong-surf-mayor-orders-boulder-reinforcements-as-stop-gap-see-more/

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5,000-1 longshot Leicester collects Premier League trophy

ROB HARRIS, AP Global Soccer Writer


LEICESTER, England (AP) — In scenes that would have seemed absurd a year ago, Leicester captain Wes Morgan collected the English Premier League trophy on Saturday after one of the most improbable turnarounds by a sports team.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915645-5000-1-longshot-leicester-collects-premier-league-trophy/

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Ranieri soaked in champagne as Leicester receives EPL trophy

ROB HARRIS, AP Global Soccer Writer


LEICESTER, England (AP) — With an English Premier League winner's' medal around his neck, Claudio Ranieri was preparing to reflect on the emotions of Saturday's trophy presentation ceremony away from the boisterous partying on the field.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915648-ranieri-soaked-in-champagne-as-leicester-receives-epl-trophy/

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Trump takes aim at Clinton over her husband's infidelities

ERICA WERNER, Associated Press
STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press
JILL COLVIN, Associated Press


WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is once again raising former President Bill Clinton's marital infidelities, a preview of how the billionaire businessman is likely to respond to general-election attacks from Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and her allies about his treatment of women.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915660-trump-takes-aim-at-clinton-over-her-husbands-infidelities/

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Sanders nets 31 delegates in Washington, but loses in Guam

HOPE YEN, Associated Press


WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has cut into Hillary Clinton's lead by more than two dozen delegates, based on new data from Washington state, but his chances of winning the nomination haven't gotten much better. Clinton won the Guam caucus.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915663-sanders-nets-31-delegates-in-washington-but-loses-in-guam/

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Mexico drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman moved to Juarez prison

E. EDUARDO CASTILLO, Associated Press
PETER ORSI, Associated Press


MEXICO CITY (AP) — Convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who twice pulled off brazen jailbreaks and is fighting to avoid extradition to the United States, was abruptly transferred to a prison in northern Mexico near the Texas border early Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915665-mexico-drug-lord-el-chapo-guzman-moved-to-juarez-prison/

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31 Year Old Dutchman Jumps to his Death from 40th Floor of Bangkok Condo

BANGKOK – Pol Capt Jakrapan Songserm from Dao Bun Police Station has confirmed that 31-year-old Aarnout Harmfrom the Netherlands who was apparently suffering from severe depression jumped from the top of his Bangkok condominium.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915666-31-year-old-dutchman-jumps-to-his-death-from-40th-floor-of-bangkok-condo/

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President Aquino urges presidential candidates to unite to thwart Dueterte’s possible win

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MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has called on presidential candidates Mar Roxas and Grace Poe to unite and work together to a possible victory in Monday’s president election of Davao city mayor Rodrigo “Digong” Dueterte.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915611-president-aquino-urges-presidential-candidates-to-unite-to-thwart-duetertes-possible-win/

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