Singer Prince died of prescription drug overdose – medical examiner



MINNEAPOLIS: -- American pop artist Prince died from a self-administered overdose of a prescription painkiller.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922194-singer-prince-died-of-prescription-drug-overdose-medical-examiner/

Germany becomes 27th nation to recognise Armenian genocide
By Robert Hackwill



BERLIN: -- Thursday’s vote in the German parliament recognising a genocide of Armenians in Turkey a century ago has enraged the Turks and delighted the Armenians.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922195-germany-becomes-27th-nation-to-recognise-armenian-genocide/

German police arrest three Syrians after terror conspirator turns himself in



DUSSELDORF: -- German police have arrested three Syrian men with alleged links to the so-called Islamic State. The men were allegedly preparing a large-scale attack in the city of Dusseldorf.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922196-german-police-arrest-three-syrians-after-terror-conspirator-turns-himself-in/

Pro-Brexit UK fishermen look to non-EU Norway for inspiration



LONDON: -- Many British fishermen believe European Union rules mean that too often they are confined to port.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922197-pro-brexit-uk-fishermen-look-to-non-eu-norway-for-inspiration/

AP Interview: In pursuit of GOP unity, Ryan endorses Trump
By STEVE PEOPLES and SCOTT BAUER

JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan endorsed Donald Trump's bid for president on Thursday, bringing an end to the extraordinary public split between the GOP's presumptive White House nominee and the nation's top Republican in office.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922198-ap-interview-in-pursuit-of-gop-unity-ryan-endorses-trump/

Electing Trump would be 'historic mistake,' Clinton says
By CATHERINE LUCEY

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Previewing a rancorous fall campaign, Hillary Clinton assailed Donald Trump on Thursday as a potential president who would lead America toward war and economic crisis. She portrayed her own foreign policy as optimistic, inclusive and diplomatic, born from long experience in public life.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922199-electing-trump-would-be-historic-mistake-clinton-says/

Briton Leslie Binns abandons Everest peak to save fellow climber
By Mario Cacciottolo & Natasa Simovic
BBC News

LONDON: -- A British ex-serviceman abandoned his Mount Everest climb some 500m from the summit to save a fellow mountaineer.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922211-briton-leslie-binns-abandons-everest-peak-to-save-fellow-climber/

Inverted Jenny stamp stolen in 1955 is returned to owner
By VERENA DOBNIK

NEW YORK (AP) — A rare 1918 U.S. postage stamp featuring an upside-down plane that was stolen six decades ago and ended up in Northern Ireland was returned to its American owner on Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922212-inverted-jenny-stamp-stolen-in-1955-is-returned-to-owner/

Japanese boy who went missing in forest found
YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) — The 7-year-old Japanese boy who went missing nearly a week ago after his parents left him in a forest as punishment was found unharmed Friday, police said, in a case that had set off a nationwide debate about parental disciplining.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922215-japanese-boy-who-went-missing-in-forest-found/

AP sources: Muhammad Ali hospitalized in Phoenix area
By TIM DAHLBERG

Boxing great Muhammad Ali is hospitalized in the Phoenix area with what two people familiar with his condition say may be more serious problems than his previous hospital stays.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922216-muhammad-ali-hospitalized-in-phoenix-area-ap-sources/

Shadow of jailed ex-leader hangs over Peru election
By FRANKLIN BRICENO

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The shadow of an imprisoned former president looms over Sunday's Peru election, which has become in many ways a referendum on the legacy of Alberto Fujimori's iron-handed rule in the 1990s.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922217-shadow-of-jailed-ex-leader-hangs-over-peru-election/

Acrobat who gave woman HIV to be freed from Australian jail

SYDNEY (AP) — A Zimbabwean circus acrobat who infected his girlfriend with HIV through frequent unprotected sex received a suspended sentence on Friday after winning an appeal against a conviction of deliberately passing on the virus that causes AIDS.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922218-acrobat-who-gave-woman-hiv-to-be-freed-from-australian-jail/

Monk drunk as a skunk is sunk: mob attacks man in robes after he abducts 4 year old girl


Image Thairath

LOEI: -- An angry mob attacked a monk after he tried to take a four year old girl out of her grandmother's arms.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922223-monk-drunk-as-a-skunk-is-sunk-mob-attacks-man-in-robes-after-he-abducts-4-year-old-girl/

SET up 6.61 points at opening/ Bangkok Post

Laotian sisters arrested in Ya Ba bust in Isaan


Image: Daily News

NAKHON PHANOM: -- Two Laotian sisters were arrested with Ya Ba after they were followed from the Thai Friendship Bridge 2 to Nakhon Phanom.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922238-laotian-sisters-arrested-in-ya-ba-bust-in-isaan/

Finance Ministry promotes transparency in public procurements

BANGKOK, 3 June 2016 (NNT) -The Ministry of Finance is planning to introduce an integrity pact into the Procurement Act to prevent corruption in the government's hire and purchase agreements.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922239-thai-finance-ministry-promotes-transparency-in-public-procurements/

Clinton’s former IT aide to plead the Fifth in email-related lawsuit

WASHINGTON: -- A former State Department staffer who set up the private email server used by Hillary Clinton plans to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during an upcoming deposition, his lawyers say.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922240-clintons-former-it-aide-to-plead-the-fifth-in-email-related-lawsuit/

Chiang Rai Ya Ba arrest follows big seizure in Burma


Image: Thairath

CHIANG RAI: -- Region 5 police announced the arrest of a Thai man transporting Ya Ba in what is believed to be connected to a large seizure of drugs in Burma this week. The production is likely to be a group of "Red Muser" tribesmen.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922243-chiang-rai-ya-ba-arrest-follows-big-seizure-in-burma/

Final relocation of remaining tigers at Tiger Temple to finish today



BANGKOK: -- Officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation continued to remove tigers from the Tiger Temple this morning and expected to finish relocating the remaining 33 by today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922245-final-relocation-of-remaining-tigers-at-tiger-temple-to-finish-3rd-june/

Jakarta to open two parks for public protests



JAKARTA: -- The Jakarta administration will open two new parks for people to demonstrate to voice their grievances and aspirations, Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Punama said on Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922246-jakarta-to-open-two-parks-for-public-protests/

Nationalist Monks Open School to Teach Children to ‘Protect Race and Religion’
By Htet Khaung Linn
Myanmar Now


Students at a Yangon school founded by nationalist Buddhist monks began their class by singing Myanmar's national anthem on Wednesday. Photo: Mahaw Thadar High School

YANGON — Buddhist monks of the nationalist Ma Ba Tha movement have opened a private high school on the outskirts of Yangon this week, where they said they will provide free education for children and teach them to “protect race and religion” of Myanmar.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922247-nationalist-monks-in-myanmar-open-school-to-teach-children-to-protect-race-and-religion/

Locals protest against pollution from Da Nang industrial park



DA NANG: -- Over 150 people rallied in front of an industrial park in Vietnam’s Da Nang, accusing it of polluting the river, killing fish and making many locals sick with its waste discharge, reported by Thanh Nein News on Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922249-locals-protest-against-pollution-from-da-nang-industrial-park/

Khon Kaen police arrest gang in attack on five star hotel chef


Image: Thairath

BANGKOK: -- Khon Kaen police have made quick arrests after an attack on a chef who works in a Chinese restaurant at a top local hotel.

Full story : http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922250-khon-kaen-police-arrest-gang-in-attack-on-five-star-hotel-chef/

Police Crash Pattaya Drugs Party. Aids Couple Arrested
Story by Albert Jack



PATTAYA: -- At 11pm on the night of June 2 a complaint was made to the Banglamung Police District Chief that a drugs party was taking place at house in Nongprue, Banglamung and so he dispatched a team of officers to investigate.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922254-police-crash-pattaya-drugs-party-aids-couple-arrested/

Calls for “political prisoners” definition rejected in parliament

YANGON: - The Burmese government has rejected calls by some lawmakers to establish legal definitions for “political prisoners” and “political offences”, reported The Irrawaddy on Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922255-calls-for-political-prisoners-definition-rejected-in-parliament/

Phuket university aims to produce young tourism ambassadors
Phuket Gazette


Students presenting at the event. Photo: Phuket PR

PHUKET: -- The Prince of Songkla University (PSU) Phuket Campus held a Young Tourist Ambassador 2016 (Young TAMB) camp to support quality tourism in the Andaman region from May 26 to 31.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922258-phuket-university-aims-to-produce-young-tourism-ambassadors/

Students and parents call for school director's removal over "lack of transparency of donations"


Image: Daily News

BANGKOK: -- Hundreds of students and parents gathered at a well known Nonthaburi school to call for the immediate removal of its director who they say asked for irregular donation payments.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922259-students-and-parents-call-for-school-directors-removal-over-lack-of-transparency-of-donations/

Deputy PM to sue suspects claiming to be his advisers

BANGKOK, 3 June 2016 (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan is preparing to file a lawsuit against three suspects who falsely claimed to be his advisers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922261-deputy-pm-prawit-to-sue-suspects-claiming-to-be-his-advisers/

More laws discussed for realizing digital economy

BANGKOK, 3 June 2016 (NNT) – The Telecommunications Association of Thailand under Royal Patronage (TCT) has begun discussing what laws need to be amended or revamped to achieve the government’s digital economy goal.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922265-more-laws-discussed-for-realizing-digital-economy/

Vietnam’s inflation expects to increase to 5 percent this year



HANOI: -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered electricity charges and toll fees to be kept stable to control inflation as consumer price index for the month of May registered the biggest month-on-month increase since 2012.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922267-vietnams-inflation-expects-to-increase-to-5-percent-this-year/