Police arrest Khao Sarn restaurant manager who punched a British tourist

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Police arrested a Khao Sarn restaurant manager for assault Friday after a British tourist was punched in the face.

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Justice Minister assures Section 44 will not be used against Dhammachayo

BANGKOK: Justice Minister Paiboon Kumchaya assured today that no special powers under Section 44 of the Interim Constitution would be invoked to deal with Phra Dhammachayo who has so far refused to turn himself in to acknowledge the charges against him.

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Court cancels one-way traffic in Nimmanhaeminda area

CHIANG MAI: The Chiang Mai Administrative Court has issued an injunction to put on hold the traffic police’s plan to introduce one-way traffic in odd-numbered sois in the Nimmanhaeminda area.

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French labour reform action threatens to disrupt Euro 2016 fans



Strike action over changes to the French labour law have disrupted many cities across the country.

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Japan: fire forces plane evacuation



Hundreds of passengers have been forced to evacuate a plane at Japan’s Haneda Airport in Tokyo after its engine caught fire during take off.

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Obama makes historic Hiroshima visit



Barack Obama has become the first serving US president to visit the Japanese city of Hiroshima, 71-years after it was hit by the world’s first nuclear bomb attack.

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The world according to Trump; unashamedly white, and right

By Robert Hackwill



Until now Donald Trump has got to where he is, the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting, with a mixture of bluster and boasts, a simplistic formula that chimes with Americans fed up with the established parties.

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Judge orders Johnny Depp to stay away from estranged wife

ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer


LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge ordered Johnny Depp to stay away from estranged wife Amber Heard after she accused the Oscar-nominated actor of repeatedly hitting her during a recent fight and leaving her face bruised.

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Never mind Trump, GOP uniting under banner: 'Never Hillary'

JULIE BYKOWICZ, Associated Press
JULIE PACE, Associated Press


WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's best ally in winning over skeptical Republicans is turning out to be Hillary Clinton.

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40 years for Vietnamese man accused in plot to bomb Heathrow

LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press


NEW YORK (AP) — A Vietnamese man was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison by a judge who said she believed he plotted to carry out a suicide bombing at London's Heathrow Airport.

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Brazil police identify 4 of 30-plus men wanted in gang rape

RENATA BRITO, Associated Press
PETER PRENGAMAN, Associated Press


RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police said Friday that they have identified and are searching for four of the more than 30 men suspected in the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl, a case that has rocked Latin America's largest nation and highlighted its endemic problem of violence against women.

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Argentine court sentences ex-dictator for Operation Condor

DEBORA REY, Associated Press
LUIS ANDRES HENAO, Associated Press


BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Reynaldo Bignone, the last military president in Argentina's dictatorship, was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for the forced disappearance of more than 100 people during the Operation Condor conspiracy to hunt down dissidents across South America.

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Health experts urge WHO to consider moving Rio Olympics

MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer


LONDON (AP) — Health experts on Friday urged the World Health Organization to consider whether the Rio de Janeiro Olympics should be postponed or moved because of the Zika outbreak.

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HM the Queen returns to Siriraj hospital

BANGKOK: Her Majesty the Queen has returned to Siriraj hospital from Chulalongkorn hospital after doctors have completed examination of her health conditions and found the results satisfactory, said the Bureau of the Royal Household in its second statement on Friday.

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Kindergarten kid in lucky escape as she falls from school van at intersection

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CHIANG RAI: A clip that showed a kindergarten kid fall from the back of a school van caused much comment around Thailand yesterday.

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Mum calls for justice for son - puts a knife to her throat at Channel 3 TV

BANGKOK: A distraught mother, angry at what she perceives to be slow progress in the investigation of her son's murder, went to call for justice at TV Channel 3 yesterday.

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Army top brass fly in to visit injured tourists from Samui speedboat tragedy - promise tough action

KOH SAMUI: An army deputy general flew into Samui yesterday to visit two UK tourists injured in the speedboat accident that killed two others earlier this week. Keukoon Innajak of Region four command promised tough action against the owner of the boat service and the driver who had "damaged the image of tourism in the country".

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Eleven Thai Teenagers Face Charges after Gang Rape of 25 Year-Old Woman

YALA – Pol Maj Gen Ittipon Atchariyapradit, chief of Yala police, on Friday ordered the arrest of six teenagers accused of gang-raping 25 year-old woman in the Muang district, telling police to handle the case carefully as all suspects were teenagers.

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Dr. Heimlich, 96, uses his maneuver to save choking woman

LISA CORNWELL, Associated Press


CINCINNATI (AP) — The 96-year-old retired chest surgeon credited with developing the namesake Heimlich maneuver has used it to save a woman choking on food at his senior living center.

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Researchers: Asian bank hacks may be linked to North Korea

NEW YORK (AP) — Cybersecurity researchers say North Korea might be connected to a recent attack that resulted in the theft of over $100 million from the Bangladeshi central bank and the attempted thefts of millions more from other Asian banks.

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Chrome 51: Latest version of Chrome web browser released

Chrome 51, the latest version of Google’s web browser has just been released for GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.

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Google set to remove the most annoying feature from Chrome web browser

Any Google Chrome user who has filled out a form online may be familiar with the frustration caused by accidentally hitting the backspace key and the browser kindly taking you back a page so you lose all your information.

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Sorry about the damage: Thai airline offers measly 2,000 baht compo for destroying passenger's luggage

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BANGKOK:-- Pictures of an airline passenger's damaged luggage after a Phuket to Bangkok flight are causing a stir on social media.

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Villagers ignore injured woman's cry for help to pick mushrooms

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LAMPANG: Villagers greedy for free mushrooms ignored an injured woman's cries and helped themselves after a pick-up accident in Lampang.

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Man feared drowned found after two day search in Trang

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TRANG: A man out fishing who was washed away in strong waters in front of his wife has been found after a two day search in southern Thailand.

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Holy cow! - or should that be a cash cow!

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CHACHERNGSAO: An orphaned calf called "Bringer of Fortune" is being hailed at a Chacherngsao temple.

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Update On Ladyboy Who Let Chinese Tourists Grope Her Breasts For Money

by Vanessa Saenngarm

PATTAYA: The ladyboy who allowed Chinese tourists to touch her breasts for money has been suspended for 3 months from work.

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Teenager Killed After Colliding With Lamp Post

by Albert Jack

PATTAYA: Just after midnight, on the morning of May 28, Pattaya police were informed of a fatal accident on the southbound carriageway of Liabtangduan Nongketyai Road, Pattaya.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920850-teenager-killed-after-colliding-with-lamp-post/

Article 17 enforced: DMCR to arrest tourists, guides for disturbing marine life

Kongleaphy Keam

PHUKET: Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) officials are adopting tougher rules in an attempt to rescue three islands off Phuket’s coast from man-made environmental damage.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920853-article-17-enforced-dmcr-to-arrest-tourists-guides-for-disturbing-marine-life/

Car bomb hits Shuiab Mosque in rebel-held Idlib, Syria

A car bomb exploded at the Shuiab Mosque in rebel-controled Idlib, Syria.

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