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Family’s long wait for last Thai hostage near an end
Read more: Family’s long wait for last Thai hostage near an endNONG KHAI – Two years after Sudthisak Rinthalak was killed by Hamas militants, his family in northeastern Thailand is preparing to welcome his remains home and hold a Buddhist ceremony they believe will bring his spirit peace.
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Thailand presses for UN probe of border landmines
Read more: Thailand presses for UN probe of border landminesThai Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has asked the United Nations to establish a special investigation into the spread of landmines along the border, allegedly planted by Cambodia and causing a series of injuries to Thai soldiers, stressing there must be no more victims.
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Tropical storm Kajiki kills five, leaves seven missing in northern Thailand
Read more: Tropical storm Kajiki kills five, leaves seven missing in northern ThailandAt least five people have been killed and seven remain missing after heavy rains and landslides brought on by tropical storm Kajiki swept across northern Thailand, the Thai disaster agency said Thursday.
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Thai social media star stages sewage stunt at tense border
Read more: Thai social media star stages sewage stunt at tense borderA convoy of 14 septic trucks drove into the village of Ban Nong Chan in Sa Kaeo province on Thursday, as a large crowd of Thai people gathered to show their support for soldiers guarding the tense border with Cambodia.
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13-year-old Cambodian at centre of deportation drama
Read more: 13-year-old Cambodian at centre of deportation dramaThai authorities say they are working to help a 13-year-old Cambodian boy, who has grown up in Surin province, to stay in Thailand after he and his mother were arrested for being in the country illegally.
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Search continues for Chiang Mai landslide victims
Read more: Search continues for Chiang Mai landslide victimsCHIANG MAI – The search continued on Thursday for five people who are still missing after a landslide that killed four people in Mae Chaem district of this northern province on Wednesday.
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Warning issued about biometric data gathering
Read more: Warning issued about biometric data gatheringThe Department of Provincial Administration has issued a nationwide alert urging local officials to monitor iris-scanning activities taking place in shopping malls across the country.
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Sweden defends Thai use of Gripen jets in combat
Read more: Sweden defends Thai use of Gripen jets in combatThailand has every right to use the Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets it has purchased in combat, provided it complies with international law, Sweden’s Defence Minister Pal Jonson said.