Aekkayuth’s murderers’ life imprisonment confirmed by Appeals Court



BANGKOK: -- The Appeals Court has upheld the life imprisonment imposed on two men charged with the premeditated murder of whistle-blowing businessman Aekkayuth Anchanbut.

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Men flee and fire at Phuket police checkpoint
Phuket Gazette


Police demonstrate where they found the vial of heroin in Mr Wuttichai’s underwear. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- Two men were arrested in downtown Phuket last night after allegedly firing at police as they sped away from a checkpoint.

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CSD to re-question former broker and caddy in murder conspiracy



BANGKOK: -- The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police will soon summon two girls, a former stock broker and a golf course caddy, for questionings to look into their parts in the murder conspiracy of a construction tycoon in June last year.

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Back on her bike, Carr targets Olympic medal for Thailand
CHRIS LINES, AP Sports Writer

Amanda Carr. Image source: Internet

BANGKOK (AP) — Amanda Carr didn't let the disappointment of missing selection for the 2012 Olympics hold her back for long.

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Phuket workers camp raid leads to 12 arrests
Eakkapop Thongtub


The raid came following complaints from local residents about problems with rubbish being dumped in and around the area close to the camp. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- Immigration officials yesterday (June 29) arrested 12 migrant workers for living in Thailand illegally following a raid on a workers camp on Trang Rd in Phuket Town.

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Pro-Brexit Justice Secretary Michael Gove to stand for Tory leadership and UK PM, having previously supported Boris Johnson /BBC

Brexit's impact on Thailand still unclear, but will also not be sudden



BANGKOK, 30 June 2016 (NNT) - The results of the Brexit referendum has sparked concern regarding the economic implications of the move, as the UK and the EU are both entities with high purchasing power.

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Suicide bomber attacks Afghan military convoy outside capital Kabul, killing as many as 40 police, officials say /BBC

Prepare for traffic jam, flyover to Don Mueang airport to be reconstructed
By Coconuts Bangkok


Photo: Terence Ong/ Wikipedia

BANGKOK: -- The entrance section of the flyover that leads directly into Don Mueang International Airport will be removed so that the Vibhavadi Rangsit Road below can be expanded.

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan official says a suicide bomb attack on a bus kills 30 trainee policemen west of Kabul.

Women’s rights group wants disciplinary action against a garbage truck driver

THAILAND -- A women’s rights advocacy foundation has demanded the City Hall to take disciplinary action against a garbage truck driver charged with molesting a mentally-unstable girl last year.

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Officials to fix cabling after worldwide negative attention, courtesy of Bill Gates
By Coconuts Bangkok


Photo: "How to Ruin Colonial Architecture" by Michael Coghlan/Flickr

After putting it off for a decade, officials say they are finally ready to take on the THB51.7 billion project of putting the city’s 127 kilometers of tangled overhead cables underground.

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Apichatpong to rule Oscars as 1st Thai Academy member
By Kaewta Ketbungkan, Staff Reporter



BANGKOK — Apichatpong Weerasethakul, the only Thai filmmaker to win a Palme d’Or, was named today as the first Thai member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Positive reaction to US upgrade of Thailand in trafficking report
By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer


Army Gen. Manas Kongpaen, at center, was implicated by authorities in human trafficking in Thailand. Photo: DPA

BANGKOK — Critics and human rights activists agreed Thailand deserves to be removed from the United States’ list of the worst human trafficking offenders, as was expected to be announced Thursday night.

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Thai-American BMX athlete targets Olympic gold for Thailand


BMX rider Amanda Carr poses for a photograph during a June 23 visit to Bangkok. Photo: Chris Lines / Associated Press

BANGKOK — Amanda Carr didn’t let the disappointment of missing selection for the 2012 Olympics hold her back for long.

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Avoid Ratchawithi road while it gets ugly cabling makeover
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter


Overhead wires adorn Bangkok’s Ratchawithi Road. Photo: Google

BANGKOK — Starting Friday, Ratchawithi Road will be partially closed as authorities begin moving its infamous tangle of overhead cables underground.

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Being LGBT in Myanmar: Transgender women and their tales of suffering
By Coconuts Bangkok



MYANMAR -- Across the border from Thailand, a country often pinpointed as a "gay paradise," Myanmar’s LGBT community doesn't have it easy. They face discrimination in their culture and arrests by the police.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928723-being-lgbt-in-myanmar-transgender-women-and-their-tales-of-suffering/?p=10914772

Story of ‘big shot’ neighbors and their big-ass garage built on a public road goes viral
By Coconuts Bangkok


Photo: Pantip

Many of us have had a neighbor who violates public space in one way or another, but this woman has had it with her “big shot” neighbors decided to take over the village’s road and built their garage on it.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928726-story-of-big-shot-neighbors-and-their-big-ass-garage-built-on-a-public-road-goes-viral/

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