Thailand Live Wednesday 1 June 2016

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ISIL fight back in Falluja
By Catherine Hardy | With REUTERS, AP



ISIL militants are fighting back in Falluja.

FALLUJA:_ -- Scores of ISIL fighters launched a counter-assault against Iraqi Army soldiers at dawn as they advanced through the southern part of the city.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921690-isil-fight-back-in-falluja/

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Clinton scores prized endorsement from Gov. Jerry Brown
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and LISA LERER

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hillary Clinton landed a coveted endorsement from California Gov. Jerry Brown Tuesday, patching up a strained relationship between the two Democrats as she seeks to deliver a final blow to Bernie Sanders' campaign.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921691-clinton-scores-prized-endorsement-from-gov-jerry-brown/

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Mediterranean Sea disasters leave more than 1,000 dead
By JAMEY KEATEN

GENEVA (AP) — The treacherous Mediterranean Sea crossing from Libya to Italy claimed the lives of at least 1,083 migrants over the past week — mostly because barely seaworthy smuggling boats foundered and sank despite calm seas and sunny skies, a migration agency said Tuesday, citing new accounts from survivors.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921692-mediterranean-sea-disasters-leave-more-than-1000-dead/

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Big Trump checks to vets groups sent on day of media report
By MICHAEL BIESECKER, JILL COLVIN and STEVE PEOPLES

NEW YORK (AP) — More than a dozen big checks flowed out of New York last week, bound for veterans' charities from Donald Trump. On Tuesday, he announced he had made good on his promise of last January to give the groups millions of dollars from a highly publicized fundraiser.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921693-big-trump-checks-to-vets-groups-sent-on-day-of-media-report/

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Chinese stowaway found in hold of Emirates flight to Dubai

DUBAI: -- A Chinese teenager has been found hiding in the cargo hold of an Emirates passenger jet that had flown from Shanghai to Dubai.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921698-chinese-stowaway-found-in-hold-of-emirates-flight-to-dubai/

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Costa Concordia captain Schettino's jail sentence upheld

FLORENCE: -- An Italian appeals court has upheld the 16-year sentence given to the captain of the Costa Concordia which capsized in 2012 killing 32 people.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921700-costa-concordia-captain-schettinos-jail-sentence-upheld/

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The Shield actor Michael Jace guilty of murdering wife

LOS ANGELES: -- A court in Los Angeles has found The Shield actor Michael Jace guilty of murdering his wife.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921701-the-shield-actor-michael-jace-guilty-of-murdering-wife/

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Family of former S-League footballer found dead in Bangkok ask what happened

SINGAPORE - Bangkok-based former S-League footballer Sivaneswaran Ramalingam, 29, was found dead in the Thai capital at the weekend and his family is trying to figure out what happened.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921706-family-of-former-singapore-s-league-footballer-found-dead-in-bangkok-ask-what-happened/

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Ex-Soldier 'Rambo' Gets 20 Years for Mercenary Murder Scheme
by TRACY CONNOR

NEW YORK: -- A former Army sergeant who became a soldier of fortune nicknamed Rambo was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in federal prison for a conspiracy to kill a DEA agent and an informant.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921709-phuket-rambo-gets-20-years-in-us-prison-for-mercenary-murder-scheme/

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Hunt on for murderer of Lamphun hospital worker


Image: Daily News

Police are hunting a murderer who stabbed a nurse's assistant in Lamphun

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921711-hunt-on-for-murderer-of-lamphun-hospital-worker/

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Two with Thai army links found guilty of attack on gold mine protesters in 2014

About 150 men, many of them masked and armed, attacked villagers and rights workers blocking a road to a gold mine in the northeastern province of Loei on May 15, 2014

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921713-two-with-thai-army-links-found-guilty-of-attack-on-gold-mine-protesters-in-2014/

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Honeymoon Disaster. Newlywed Drowns in Pattaya Hotel Pool.
Story by Albert Jack



PATTAYA: -- At 1 am on the morning of Wednesday June 1st Sawangboriboon Rescue Services were called to the Adriatic Palace Hotel on Pratumnak Hill after a Chinese man had developed problems in the swimming pool.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921714-honeymoon-disaster-newlywed-drowns-in-pattaya-hotel-pool/

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Another Snatch and Run. More Gold Disappears into the Pattaya Night
Story by Albert Jack



PATTAYA: -- Just after midnight on the morning of June 1 the police were in action after reports of yet another gold necklace being snatched from a tourist.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921717-another-snatch-and-run-more-gold-disappears-into-the-pattaya-night/

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Thaivisa Photography Competition (June 2016)



Enter the Thaivisa Photography Competition where you can win a two night stay at the luxury Palm Grove Resort in Pattaya, worth an estimated 10,000 Baht.

Submit your photos here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921712-thaivisa-photography-competition-june-2016/

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Dhammakaya now at maximum security alert



BANGKOK: -- Wat Dhammakaya now seems to become a military barrack rather than a Buddhist temple after the controversial abbot's followers erected barbed wire fence on the temple walls, floated surveillance balloon, increased new closed circuit cameras, set up more road barricades, and deployed more security personnel on ground as they feared that the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) may storm in to arrest their abbot, Phra Dhammachayo.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921724-wat-dhammakaya-now-at-maximum-security-alert/

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SET falls 0.62 to 1,423.66 at opening /Bangkok Post

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Thailand to become ASEAN hub of justice affairs

BANGKOK, 1 June 2016 (NNT) - The Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) is planning to turn Thailand into an ASEAN hub of justice affairs, after joining the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Program Network (PNI) last week.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921744-thailand-to-become-asean-hub-of-justice-affairs/

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Monk arrested after threatening to post sexy pictures of ex online


Image: Manager Online

BANGKOK: -- A Nonthaburi monk was nabbed in a sting operation after he had threatened to post sexy pictures and videos of his ex girlfriend online.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921745-monk-arrested-after-threatening-to-post-sexy-pictures-of-ex-online/

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Fierce clash leaves three militants, and one army ranger dead

NARATHIWAT: -- One Army ranger and three southern militants died after they engaged in a fierce gunfight in the mountainous area of Chanae district of Narathiwat province this morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921748-narathiwat-fierce-clash-leaves-three-militants-and-one-army-ranger-dead/

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Next Philippine VP helped beat dictator and son years apart
JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Leni Robredo was a college student three decades ago when she rose with multitudes of Filipinos in a largely peaceful revolt that ousted Ferdinand Marcos as the world watched in awe.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921750-next-philippine-vp-helped-beat-dictator-and-son-years-apart/

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Yingluck Shinawatra steps back into Thailand's political arena
By Jonathan Head
South East Asia correspondent

BANGKOK: -- When she was stripped of her job as prime minister in a controversial Constitutional Court verdict two years ago, and then, two weeks later, her government was deposed by a military coup, Yingluck Shinawatra's brief political career appeared to be over.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921751-yingluck-shinawatra-steps-back-into-thailands-political-arena/

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Indonesian president declares June 1 Pancasila Day



JAKARTA: -- Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is to declare June 1 as Pancasila Day today (Wednesday), presidential spokesman Johan Budi said on Tuesday, The Jakarta Post reported today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921752-indonesian-president-declares-june-1-pancasila-day/

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DBD to host Thailand e-Commerce Day next week



BANGKOK, 1 June 2016 (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce is gearing up to host ‘Thailand e-Commerce Day’ next Thursday to allow entrepreneurs to learn more about online business.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921755-dbd-to-host-thailand-e-commerce-day-next-week/

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NRSA unveils website to offer updates on national reform

BANGKOK, 1 June 2016 (NNT) - The National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) has unveiled a website to help keep the public informed on the national reform process.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921757-nrsa-unveils-website-to-offer-updates-on-national-reform/

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4 dead, 10 hurt in South Korean construction explosion
KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Four people died and 10 others were injured after an explosion at a subway construction site on Wednesday near the South Korean capital of Seoul.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921758-4-dead-10-hurt-in-south-korean-construction-explosion/

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Rescuers pry taxi driver pinned to steering column
Phuket Gazette


Rescue workers reportedly spent 30 minutes trying to cut the driver out of the vehicle. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- Rescue workers pried an airport taxi driver pinned against the steering wheel of his vehicle, after it crashed into a power pole this morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921761-rescuers-pry-taxi-driver-pinned-to-steering-column/

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Kindergartener Killed as Bangkok Drenched in Rain
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter


A policeman directs traffic at the Sino-Thai Intersection on Wednesday in Bangkok. Photo: JS100 / Twitter

BANGKOK — A 5-year-old girl died in Bangkok this morning after the motorcycle she was on lost control in the rain, one of two road fatalities reported so far Wednesday related to the rainstorm that hit much of the capital city.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921762-kindergartener-killed-as-bangkok-drenched-in-rain/

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Popular Bangkok pub raided, scores of minors arrested as crackdown orders come from on high


Image: Manager Online

BANGKOK: -- A massive swoop by more than 100 officials was conducted today descending on one of Bangkok's most popular pubs early this morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921764-popular-bangkok-pub-raided-scores-of-minors-arrested-as-crackdown-orders-come-from-on-high/

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Tiger Temple closure raises job concern for staff and employees



KANCHANABURI: -- As officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation continued to relocate tigers from the well-known Tiger Temple in Saiyok district of Kanchanaburi province today to new homes in neighbouring Ratchaburi province, rising concern of losing jobs at this famous tourist attraction is emerging among staff and employees at the temple.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921766-tiger-temple-closure-raises-job-concern-for-staff-and-employees/

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Bang Yai City raid nets 36 illegal migrant workers



NONTHABURI: -- A combined force of 200 police, soldiers and district officials encircled Bang Yai City, a major shopping and commercial complex in Bang Yai district of Nonthaburi province this morning and rounded up over 200 migrant workers for checks of their work permits.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921767-bang-yai-city-raid-in-nonthaburi-nets-36-illegal-migrant-workers/