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Russian beggar arrested on Koh Phangan
Published on 13/08/2024
» A Russian man detained on the tourist island of Koh Phangan following residents' complaints he was begging for food was found to have overstayed his visa by more than four years, tourist police said.
Russian beggar arrested on Koh Phangan
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 13/08/2024
» SURAT THANI: A Russian man detained on the tourist island of Koh Phangan following residents' complaints he was begging for food was found to have overstayed his visa by more than four years, tourist police said.
Years later, Philippines reckons with Duterte’s brutal drug war
Published on 30/06/2024
» MANILA, Philippines — When Rodrigo Duterte was running for president eight years ago, he vowed to order the police and the military to find drug users and traffickers to kill them, promising immunity for such killings. In the months after, police officers and vigilantes mercilessly gunned down tens of thousands of people in summary executions.
Complaint laid against 'Nong Nice' and sect associates
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/06/2024
» A prominent lawyer has filed a police complaint accusing the 8-year-old boy dubbed “Nong Nice, mind connection" and alleged sect associates of fraud in promoting the child's purported psychic powers.
Don’t give money to beggars, says minister
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/06/2024
» Social Development and Human Security Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has asked people to stop giving money to beggars as they are increasing in number, claiming that some make almost 100,000 baht a month.
Don’t give to beggars, Varawut says
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 11/06/2024
» Social Development and Human Security Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has asked people to stop giving money to beggars as they are increasing in number, with some making almost 100,000 baht a month.
India's election result a surprise for Modi, BJP
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 10/06/2024
» 'Pride goeth before a fall", says the Old Testament, so India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was just begging for humiliation. It duly arrived.
Phuket begs for water fix
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 02/05/2024
» Tourism authorities in Phuket are begging the government to deal with the water shortage problem which is contributing to higher costs for hotel operators amid growing numbers of visitors.
Russia says US facing humiliation in Ukraine like in Vietnam
Published on 21/04/2024
» MOSCOW - Russia said on Sunday US lawmakers' support for $60.84 billion more in aid for Ukraine showed that Washington was wading much deeper into a hybrid war against Moscow that would end in humiliation on a par with the Vietnam or Afghanistan conflicts.
Brit arrested for drug use on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/04/2024
» A British man was arrested while begging in front of a convenience store on Koh Phangan.