Two killed in Lampang motorcycle accident

LAMPANG: Local residents found the bodies of two young men on Sunday morning near a railway in Hang Chat, with a badly damaged motorcycle lying nearby. The two were later as Nathapol “Pond” Thapphet, 24, of Mae Phrik district, and Pratchaya “Nite” Duangboonma, 23, of Muang district. Full story: Bangkok Post ASSAWIN WONGNORKAEW BANGKOK POST

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Philippines: Major Christian Group Breaks With Duterte

One of the largest Christian evangelical groups in the Philippines openly broke away from President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, calling on him to stop his “murderous” war on drugs that has raised international concerns. Eddie Villanueva, head of the four million-member Jesus is Lord (JIL) movement, expressed “grave concern” over killings in counter-narcotics operations and […]

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4 Dead, 5 Injured after Gas Blast in Southwestern Iran

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – At least four people were killed and five others injured after a gas cylinder exploded inside a house in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, the provincial capital city of Khuzestan, a local official said. Speaking to Tasnim, Kiomars Hajizadeh, the director general of the province’s Crisis Management Directorate, said the incident […]

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12 Vietnamese caught for illegal entry, overstaying

KHON KAEN: Twelve Vietnamese nationals, including a baby boy, were arrested for illegal entry and overstaying visas during a search of a Nong Khai-bound interprovincial bus in Muang district early Saturday morning. Immigration and tourist police stopped for a search the bus, operating on Bangkok-Nong Khai route, at a checkpoint on Mittraphap Road at around 4am […]

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