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N. Korea boots BBC journalist as party congress continues
ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday was expelling a BBC journalist it had detained days earlier for allegedly "insulting the dignity" of the authoritarian country, while it continued to keep other foreign media away from the first-in-decades ruling party congress they had been invited to attend.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915932-n-korea-boots-bbc-journalist-as-party-congress-continues/

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Bruising battle ahead in vote that will shape US world role
MATTHEW PENNINGTON, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — With six months to go, the U.S. election campaign has boiled down to an unprecedented contest that could transform America's role in the world. Democrat Hillary Clinton, a fixture on the political stage for a quarter-century, is set to face Donald Trump, a brash billionaire real estate mogul who has never held elected office.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915940-bruising-battle-ahead-in-vote-that-will-shape-us-world-role/

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Chiang Mai wildfire under control, but officials still remain vigilant on possible ignition

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CHIANG MAI: -- The wildfire that raged for seven hours at Doi Sutehp-Pui national park in Chiang Mai last night was now kept under control, but fire fighters and volunteers remained vigilant for fear that it could reoccur.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915771-major-forest-fire-doi-suthep-chiang-mai/page-3?p=10728510#entry10728510

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Alex Face unfazed by the controversy surrounding his painting
Phuket Gazette

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A notice next to Alex Face's mural on the wall of the Baba Museum lists community grievances while admirers take photos. Photo: Chutharat Plerin

PHUKET: -- Alex Face, the artist who painted the controversial mural depicting a three-eyed child on a wall of one of the city’s most historic buildings, the Peranakan Nitat (Baba) Museum in Phuket Town, is set to remove the artwork today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915958-alex-face-unfazed-by-the-controversy-surrounding-his-painting/

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Family of Canadian man repeats urgent call for blood donations
Tanyaluk Sakoot

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Urgent donations of A-negative or O-negative blood are needed for Canadian David Connelly, who suffered critical injuries in a motorbike accident in Patong last Wednesday.

PHUKET: -- The family of a Canadian man injured in a Phuket motorbike accident last week have repeated their call for urgent blood donations so that doctors can perform critical operations.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915309-phuket-a-negative-blood-needed-for-canadian-crash-victim/?p=10728576#entry10728576

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Phrea Vihear temple replica opening put on hold

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BANGKOK: -- The Second Army Region has ordered the closure of the miniature version of the Phrea Vihear temple built at Khao Mor E-Daeng cliff in Kantharalak district of Sisaket province as concern that the opening could jeopardize good relation with its neighbour Cambodia remains unresolved.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/915965-phrea-vihear-temple-replica-opening-put-on-hold/

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Regional Army chief ‘satisfied’ with Phuket beach clearings
Eakkapop Thongtub

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The Commander of the Fourth Army Region, Lt Gen Wiwat Pathompak (centre left, in white shirt) visited Surin Beach to inspect the beach clearing and to gather feedback from local residents. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- The Commander of the Fourth Army Region, Lt Gen Wiwat Pathompak, visited Phuket yesterday (May 8) and gave his approval of the beach clearings along Phuket’s west coast.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916038-regional-army-chief-satisfied-with-phuket-beach-clearings/

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Phuket police yet to confirm body found that of missing Patong hotel worker
Eakkapop Thongtub

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Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workes recover the body from a lagoon in Kathu this afternoon (May 9). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- Police are trying to identify the naked body of a man found floating in a pond in Kathu this afternoon (May 9)

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916044-phuket-police-yet-to-confirm-body-found-that-of-missing-patong-hotel-worker/

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Chiang Mai police nab twins and 100 million baht's worth of heroin


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CHIANG MAI:-- Police top brass and drugs suppression officers from several northern Thai forces turned out to announce the arrest of the 'twins from hell' part of a large gang responsible for the distribution of heroin.



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Spray painting incident won't be repeated, say skytrain officials

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BANGKOK:-- Authorities responsible for Bangkok's skytrain have announced tightened security has been completed that will guard against a repeat of an embarrassing incident in 2013 when two foreigners managed to infiltrate a repair yard in Rama 9 and spray paint a train.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916059-spray-painting-incident-wont-be-repeated-say-skytrain-officials/

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