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‘Drugged’ Thai student rescued from clutches of Poi Pet casino loan-sharks
A 20 year old Thai student has been rescued from a group alleged to have lured her to gamble at a casino in the Cambodian border town of Poi Pet early this month before detaining her over a high-interest gambling debt. The Korean loan-shark gang released the victim after negotiating with officials at the Thai-Cambodia Border Coordination Office and Tambon…
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Why we wear seatbelts!
https://www.facebook.com/tengkumohammedhanafijerungadindaherbs/videos/1512877415488547/ The child who was thrown out of a vehicle in an incident which occurred at the Road Transport Department traffic light junction here last night in Terengganu (May 28), was probably not secured with a seat belt, said Terengganu police chief Aidi Ismail. Terengganu is the Sultanate on the northern east coast of Malaysia. “If the seat belt had been…
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Singapore is the most ‘peaceful’ country in Asia. Who ranks at the bottom?
Thailand is the 69th most ‘peaceful country in the world’. Pakistan ranks the lowest of any Asian country in the list at 113th most peaceful. While Singapore is seen as the most peaceful country in the world, India, Bangladesh, Philippines and Pakistan rank lowest, according to recently released World Justice Project (WJR) report. Japan, South Korea, China and Mongolia fill up the top…
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Myanmar holding talks with Mekong countries over deteriorating drug situation
Senior drug policy leaders from the Mekong region – Cambodia, China, Lao, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam– are in Naypyitaw, Myanmar with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) this week for a conference of the Mekong MOU on Drug Control to discuss the illicit drug situation in the region, and to negotiate a new strategic plan. The conference brings…
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Dead fish found floating at a favourite Krabi public park
Last weekend many dead fish were found floating in a lagoon of a public park in Krabi town. The park is a popular spot where people are exercising. It is also an important tourism destination in Krabi. The lagoon has a bad smell from dead fish with flies attracted to the smell of rotting fish. Monitor lizards had also moved…
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Malaysian election decoded
by Tim Newton Don’t be under any illusion what has just happened in Malaysia. The country hasn’t been freed from the bonds of a corrupt and draconian long-term government and about to soar into a new era of democracy, growth and prosperity. That a 92 year old former premier, who nurtured both his current deputy Anwar Ibrahim and the ousted…
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Social media uproar after United Airlines enforces ‘sexist’ rule
DENVER, USA: United Airlines found itself at the center of a social media storm after it barred two girls from boarding a flight in Denver yesterday because they were wearing leggings. A witness told reporters that another girl who was also wearing leggings was allowed to board the flight from Denver International Airport to Minneapolis, but only after she changed.…
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Myanmar judge denies EMG bosses bail
MYANMAR: The Tamwe Township court refused to grant bail to Dr Than Htut Aung, CEO of the Eleven Media Group, and chief editor Wai Phyo at their second hearing yesterday. Lawyers Kyee Myint, Kyaw Lin, Soe Tint Yee, Kyaw Soe Moe and Moe Hein submitted an appeal for bail for the duo on November 25. The appeal included the fact…
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Turkish coup bid crumbles as crowds answer call to streets, Erdogan returns
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Turkish coup bid crumbles as crowds answer call to streets, Erdogan returns Phuket Gazette / Reuters ISTANBUL/ANKARA: An attempted Turkish military coup appeared to crumble in the early hours of this morning after crowds answered President Tayyip Erdogan’s call to take to the streets to support…
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Truck attacker kills up to 80 in Nice Bastille Day crowd
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Truck attacker kills up to 80 in Nice Bastille Day crowd Phuket Gazette / Reuters NICE, FRANCE: An attacker killed up to 80 people and injured scores when he drove a heavy truck at high speed into a crowd watching Bastille Day fireworks in the French…
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ASEAN in disarray over Chinese claims
BANGKOK: China’s territorial claims to the South China Sea are expected to be dealt a blow today as the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague (PCA) is scheduled to announce its decision on seven issues advanced by the Philippines against the People’s Republic. The PCA, one of the world’s oldest and most widely-respected bodies for resolving international disputes, is…
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Boxing great Muhammad Ali dead at age 74
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Boxing great Muhammad Ali dead at age 74 Phuket Gazette / Reuters US: Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, whose record-setting boxing career, unprecedented flair for showmanship, and controversial stands made him one of the best-known figures of the 20th century, died on Friday aged 74,…
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Killing of gorilla to save boy at Ohio zoo sparks outrage
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Killing of gorilla to save boy at Ohio zoo sparks outrage Phuket Gazette / Reuters OHIO: The killing of a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo after a 4-year-old boy tumbled into the ape’s enclosure triggered outrage and questions about safety, but zoo officials called the decision…
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EgyptAir jet sent smoke-alarm warnings before crash
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community EgyptAir jet sent smoke-alarm warnings before crash Phuket Gazette / Reuters PARIS/CAIRO: The EgyptAir jet that crashed in the Mediterranean on Thursday sent a series of warnings indicating that smoke had been detected on board, shortly before it disappeared off radar screens, French investigators said on…
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Stealing food not a crime if homeless and hungry – Italian court
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Stealing food not a crime if you’re homeless and hungry – Italian court Phuket Gazette / Reuters ROME: Stealing a little food should not be considered a crime if you really need it, Italy’s highest court has ruled. Ukrainian national Roman Ostriakov was living rough in…
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Baby pulled out alive three days after collapse of Kenya building
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Baby pulled out alive three days after collapse of Kenya building Phuket Gazette / Reuters NAIROBI: Kenya, Rescue workers pulled a six-month-old baby girl out of the rubble of a building in Kenya’s capital on Tuesday and reunited her with her father, more than three days…
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Foreign minister reaffirms Japan’s economic ties to Thailand
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Foreign minister reaffirms Japan’s economic ties to Thailand Phuket Gazette / Reuters BANGKOK: Japan’s foreign minister arrived in Bangkok on Sunday aiming to reaffirm economic ties after Japanese investments in Thailand slumped last year amid political concerns as well as stiff competition emerging from more nimble…
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Trump sweeps five states, moves closer to Republican nomination
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Trump sweeps five states, moves closer to Republican nomination Phuket Gazette / Reuters NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA: Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton rolled up wins in Northeastern states on Tuesday in a major show of strength and immediately turned their fire on each other in a…
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Journalists protest against arrest of colleagues in Cairo
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Journalists protest against arrest of colleagues in Cairo Phuket Gazette / Reuters CAIRO: Around 100 Egyptian journalists staged a protest in central Cairo on Tuesday against the arrest of colleagues for covering demonstrations opposing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Security forces arrested at least 33 reporters trying…
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Indonesia to set up ‘Crisis Center’ after Philippine Kidnappings
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Indonesia to set up “crisis center” after Philippine kidnappings Phuket Gazette / Reuters JAKARTA: Indonesia will set up a crisis center, headed by President Joko Widodo, to handle security situations involving its citizens overseas, a senior minister said on Monday, following recent abductions of Indonesian sailors…
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Communist Laos appoints new president, prime minister
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Communist Laos appoints new president, prime minister Phuket Gazette / Reuters BANGKOK: Laos’s National Assembly on Wednesday appointed Communist Party chief Bounnhang Vorachit as the country’s new president and named foreign minister Thongloun Sisoulith as prime minister. The picks are seen by many analysts as a…
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Thai police say 15 bomb suspects at large as two appear in court
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thai police say 15 bomb suspects at large as two appear in court Phuket Gazette / Reuters BANGKOK: Thai police cannot find 15 suspects in connection with a bomb at a shrine in Bangkok last year that killed 20 people, an officer said on Wednesday, as…
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Belgium says seen signs that IS has sent more fighters to Europe
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Belgium says seen signs that IS has sent more fighters to Europe Phuket Gazette / Reuters BRUSSELS: There are signs that more Islamic State inspired militants have been sent to Belgium and Europe, Belgian authorities said on Tuesday, maintaining the country’s threat status at the second-highest…
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Jerusalem bus bomb wounds 16, Netanyahu hints at Palestinian link
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Jerusalem bus bomb wounds 16, Netanyahu hints at Palestinian link Phuket Gazette / Reuters JERUSALEM: A bomb blew up a bus and set fire to another in Jerusalem on Monday, wounding 16 people in an attack that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu linked to a six-month-old…
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Major steel producers fail to reach deal on overcapacity, U.S. chides China
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Major steel producers fail to reach deal on overcapacity, U.S. chides China Phuket Gazette / Reuters BRUSSELS/BEIJING: China and other major steel-producing countries failed to agree measures to tackle a global steel crisis as the sides argued over the causes of overcapacity, prompting U.S. criticism of…
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Three days after Ecuador quake, hopes for survivors dwindle
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Three days after Ecuador quake, hopes for survivors dwindle Phuket Gazette / Reuters ECUADOR: Earthquake-stricken Ecuador faced the grim reality of recovering more bodies than survivors as rescue efforts moved into a third day on Tuesday and the death toll climbed over 400 in the poor…
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Quake kills 272 along devastated Ecuador coast
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Quake kills 272 along devastated Ecuador coast Phuket Gazette / Reuters Ecuador: The death toll from Ecuador’s biggest earthquake in decades soared to 272 on Sunday as survivors cobbled together makeshift coffins to bury loved ones, lined up for water and sought shelter beside the rubble…
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Myanmar president frees 83 political prisoners
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Myanmar president frees 83 political prisoners Phuket Gazette / Reuters YANGON: Myanmar’s new president has pardoned 83 prisoners held for political crimes, officials said Sunday, just weeks after the first government in half a century not connected to the military took office. The order, signed by…
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Protesters clash with police in Paris
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Protesters clash with police in Paris Phuket Gazette / Reuters PARIS: Protesters attacked shop windows and cash dispensers in the east of Paris on Thursday, a Paris police spokeswoman said. “There are 300 people currently causing very important damage,” the spokeswoman said, adding that a police…
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Earthquake hits Myanmar, no immediate reports of major damage
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Earthquake hits Myanmar, no immediate reports of major damage Phuket Gazette / Reuters YANGON: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 struck northwestern Myanmar on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, sending strong tremors through Myanmar, eastern India, Bangladesh and parts of Nepal. There were…
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