Cameron's anti-corruption summit faces uphill struggle
JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron gathered world leaders in London Thursday to crack down on corruption — but critics say his mission has been undermined by Britain's tolerance for tax havens and his own indiscreet description of some attending nations as "fantastically corrupt."

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1st foreign climbers scale Everest in 2 years

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Officials say two British and a Mexican climber along with three Nepalese guides have scaled Mount Everest, the first foreigners to reach the summit in two years.

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Taxi Driver Assaults Woman Over 20 Baht Fare
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter


A screenshot of the CCTV footage.

BANGKOK — A cab driver admitted to attempting to drag a woman away from her apartment building at 2am, an action he justified by saying she owed him 20 baht in fare.

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Thailand Yacht Show dates announced
Phuket Gazette


The Thailand Yacht Show is set to return to Ao Por Grand Marina in December. Photo: Richard Dobson

PHUKET: -- The dates for the second edition of the Thailand Yacht Show (TYS) have now been confirmed for December 15-18, with the massive event to be held once again at Phuket's prestigious Ao Por Grand Marina.

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US authority indicates how to distinguish counterfeit currency

BANGKOK, 12 May 2016 (NNT) – A United States authority on currency has offered insight into spotting counterfeit bills to Thai authorities.

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Min of Foreign Affairs responds to news of US condemnation over Kingdom's use of laws

BANGKOK, 12 May 2016 (NNT) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sought to clarify the United States’ reaction to Thailand’s recent arrests made under Criminal Article 112 after finding some foreign news outlets misreporting the issue.

After thoroughly reviewing the US’s stance on Thailand’s use of Article 112 and its Computer Crimes Act, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has indicated three points.

First, it has affirmed that the US State Department has not released an official statement on the matter. Second, it has clarified that some reported comments were only answers to questions by State Department East Asian office agents and were not made by the office’s spokesperson as well as that the term “condemn” was not used in the answers as reported. Third, it pointed out that the Thai government respects international human rights and values all freedoms and that its actions are based on maintaining stability and unity in the Kingdom during this time of reform.


-- NNT 2016-05-12

UTCC estimates Thai economic growth at 3%

BANGKOK, 12 May 2016 (NNT) – The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) projects that the Thai economy will expand 3 percent this year while export growth will remain stagnant.

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Amata Nakorn business and vocational education commission join to develop human resources

CHONBURI, 12 May 2016 (NNT) – Businesses at the Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate have joined hands with the Office of the Vocational Education Commission (VEC) to develop human resources for the industrial sector.

Under the cooperation, 29 companies that operate in Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate will work with institutions under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission to provide skill training to vocational students for the purpose of supplying each companies’ labor demands in the future.

Deputy Secretary-General of the VEC Akkanit Klangsaeng said the program should help develop the capabilities of vocational students and push forward the nation’s laborers while also helping to satisfy the needs of the industrial sector.

Marketing CEO for Amata Corporation Wibool Kromdit said Thailand is in a state of development and does not have the human resources to meet the demands of its industries. He said the new program would ensure that the nation’s human resources meet the standards needed to propel its industries forward.


-- NNT 2016-05-12

Govt ensures 15-year state-sponsored education for all Thais

BANGKOK, 12 May 2016 (NNT) – The Ministry of Education has dismissed rumors that the government is preparing to end the free education policy, affirming that there would be an organic law ensuring free schooling for all Thais.

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Suspected radioactive scare prompts evacuation

BANGKOK -- Officials from the Office of Atomic Energy for Peace Thailand were dispatched to an abandoned building in Paholyothin Soi 24 after a box suspected to contain radioactive substance was found.

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Authorities Investigate Possible Radiation Leak in Bangkok
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter

A container discovered Thursday afternoon in a Bangkok warehouse on Soi Phahonyothin 24. Photo: @Praramcommand / Twitter

BANGKOK — Officials from Thailand's atomic energy agency investigating an abandoned container Thursday afternoon in a Bangkok warehouse have determined there is no danger of radiation leak, police said.

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Burmese man stabbed to death in street fight
Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- Police arrested a murder suspect just a few hours after the body of a Myanmar national was found at Por Pichai fishing port in Rassada yesterday evening.

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Two Russians arrested for working as illegal tour guides
Kongleaphy Keam

PHUKET: -- Two Russian nationals were arrested at Wat Chalong Temple this morning for allegedly working illegally as tour guides, confirmed officials from the Phuket Provincial Labor Office (PPLO).

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Thousands of protesters for and against impeachment gather outside Brazilian parliament

BRAZIL -- As the Brazilian senate debated whether or not to impeach its president, protesters gathered outside the congress in the capital Brasilia.

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Paintings stolen from Verona found on island near Ukraine

UKRAINE -- Paintings stolen from a museum in Verona have been found on an island between Ukraine and Moldova.

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Freed son of former Pakistani Prime Minister returns home

PAKISTAN -- The freed son of a former prime minister of Pakistan has returned to his family home in Lahore.

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More than 1,000 kilos of cocaine confiscated in Peru

PERU -- Peruvian police have put on display more than 1,356 kilos of cocaine confiscated throughout the country in the first week of May.

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