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Theft Of 'Rabbit Hat' Led To Gruesome Death

(9 June) Outraged by
theft of a hat, a group of vocational school students attacked another group of students
in Udorn Thani province, killing one.

Just after midnight,
locals phoned police to inform them about fighting in front of a local center of
Department of Non-Formal Education in Koksa-ard
district. Arriving at the scene, police found 3 victims, aged 14, 15, and 19, lying in pool of
blood.
Their injuries were described as serious, with wounds of assaults by blunt object. A
80 centimeter long iron pipe soaked in blood was found nearby.

The 15 year old boy was the
most seriously injured. He was gravely wounded in his head, chest, and face. He later died at
hospital.

The 14 year old victim, who was identified by police as Korn (alias), said they
were hanging out in the village center before riding home on motorcycle around midnight. On the way,
he said, they were ambushed by rival group of teenagers in the village.

Police later arrested
3 suspects as they were hiding in the village. Two of them are 17 year old and the other 16 year
old. Police say they are all students of a vocational school in the province.

The suspects
told police they always had fights with another group of students, especially in temple fairs and
other religious events. They said the deceased student angered them recently by stealing their hat,
which was knitted with an image of a rabbit, and taunted them to get it back.

The suspects
said that on the day of the incident, the deceased student told them he already threw the hat away,
which made them very angry, so they ambushed the group near the village o teach the lesson. They
said they hit the victims till they passed out, then fled in the darkness, before police eventually
caught up with them.

Police detained the suspects and charged them with physical assaults
leading to deaths.

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Colonel Shot Dead For 'Not Attending Birthday Party'

(9 June) A high ranking
Army officer was reportedly shot dead by his brother-in-law who was upset the dead man didn?t
show up at his birthday party.

Police received report about the crime around 00.30 and
rushed to the scene at a house at Soi Jaransanitwong 23, Bangkok. At the scene, the officers found
scattered liquor bottles and dishes of food. They also retrieved 4 handgun bullet cases.

Questioning revealed that Maj. Saksith Yaowarat, 49, who taught at Royal Thai Army College,
was wounded at his arm, cheek, foot, and neck in the shooting. He was brought to hospital by his
friends but did not make it.

Witnesses told police that Maj. Saksith was drinking with his
friends at his house when his brother-in-law Mr. Nirut Rordraksa, 36, walked in. Maj. Saksith asked
Mr. Nirut to join him, but Mr. Nirut was in bad mood, according to witnesses. He reportedly asked
Maj. Saksith why he did not show up at his birthday party, and Maj. Saksith said he was too busy to
attend.

However, Mr. Nirut left for a while and came back later with a handgun, then he shot
Maj. Saksith and fled away, according to witnesses.

Later, police arrested Mr. Nirut and
brought him to police station for interrogation. Mr. Nirut told police he was upset that Maj.
Saksith refused to attend his birthday party but had the mind to drink alcohol with other people, so
he shot Maj. Saksith out of anger.

Police charged Mr. Nirut with premeditated murder.

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Kamphaeng Phet Prelate Gives Blessing To PM Yingluck

(10 June)
PM Yingluck Shinawatra visited a famous temple in Kamphaeng Phet province today with her cabinet
members as part of their tour in the province.

Ms. Yingluck arrived at the temple around
08.00, accompanied by high ranking officials and cabinet members. There, she prayed to Vajiraprakarn
Buddha statue and made ritual offerings to the residing monks. She also talked with Pra
Dharmapanapilas, high prelate of the province′s Buddhist chapter.

He suggested that the
government should focus on renovating historical sites in Kamphaeng Phet. He said that Chiang Mai
province has seen much renovation projects, too, partly because of the Prime Minister′s fame. He
proceeded to joke that Ms. Yingluck should continue to be famous so that her fame would help improve
his province, too.

After their conversation, Pra Dharmapanapilas gave blessing to the Prime Minister,
telling her that he wished she and her cabinet good health and happy mind, so that she could perform
tasks for the benefits of the country.

Additionally, the
prelate gave her a 9 inches replica
of the Vajiraprakarn Buddha statue to help protect her
under peace and calmness.

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Si Thammarat 'Weird' Coconut Attracts Lotto Hunters

(9 June) Latest hint of
winning lottery number for the next round of drawing could probably be found in a coconut in Nakorn
Si Thammarat province.

The bright green coconut is being displayed from a small altar at
Maheyong Temple, Tha Sala district, where locals crowded to witness what they described as a
miraculous fruit. The coconut is around 20 centimeter long with 15-20 centimeter
diameter.

What drew the locals? attention is their shape: instead of a sphere, the green
coconut grew into 3 oblong parts. Locals say it looks like banana while others are convinced it
looks like ivories. Nonetheless, lotto hunters pray to the coconut, hoping it would bring lucky
numbers. Meanwhile, some lotto vendors hawk their tickets to riches around the
temple.

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Rayong Rangers Rescue Baby Elephant From 4 Meter Well

(9 June) The elephant calf that fell into a deep well in Rayong province has been safely rescued by wary officials who had to keep their eyes on the nearby elephant horde.

Earlier in the day, Mr. Samphan Polpo, director of Chamao-Khao Wong National Park Rangers received reports from locals that an elephant calf was stuck in 4 meter deep and 1 meter wide flooded hole, which situated near an abandoned house next to Tubmon-Pawa Road in Tubmon district.

The elephant is estimated to be 1 month old and weigh around 100 kilograms. It could be seen struggling to stay afloat when the rangers arrived with a backhoe truck. Locals told the rescue team that they had been hearing the trapped elephant′s "pathetic" cries all night. It is believed the elephant′s baby might stray into the well during its search for food.

Officials deployed the backhoe truck to extend the width of the hole′s rim so the volunteers could drag the elephant up. The rescue team and the watching locals remained tense throughout the operation because around 20 fully grown elephants were wandering nearby, including the elephant′s mother.

Rangers feared the mother might be mistaken that the rescue party was hurting its baby and lead a charge against the crowding humans.

Eventually, the elephant baby was brought up. It was in safe condition but very exhausted, as it had been in water for hours. Its legs bled lightly. Shortly afterwards, the elephant started to panic and flick its trunk around, so the rangers surrounded the animal from a distance and drove the elephant calf into the forest, where it joined its mother.

 

 

 

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Red Payao Leader: Farming First, Protest Later

(9 June) Leader of the
Redshirts in Payao province indicated that his group would probably not the counter-protest against
the anti-government protesters because of farming season.

Earlier,
the chapters of National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) in 17 northern
provinces have called for a mobilization of Redshirts to stage rally in Kampaengpetch province on 10
June, where the cabinet is scheduled to meet and anti-government protesters are expected to
gather.

But Mr. Thanapat Chaichana, representative of UDD in Payao province, said today that
his group will not officially participate in the upcoming rally, citing the locals? need to
tend to their farms and rice fields.

Rainy season is approaching. We have to farm our rice,
we have to suspend political actions and turn to our daily jobs, he said, explaining that Payao
Redshirts would resume their political role after their main jobs are completed.

Nonetheless,
Mr. Thanapat said he expected some locals in Payao to join the rally in Kampaengpetch province in
their own capacities.

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Activists Fly Red Kites Over Sanam Luang

(8 June) Around 100
activists and Redshirts attended the gathering at Sanam Luang (Royal Field) in Bangkok organized by
24 June Democracy group today.

Some participants brought red-colored kites with political
messages, such as demand for release of political prisoners, while some others bought the kites from
local vendors and wrote the messages on the kites. Sanam Luang has long been a popular site for
kite-flying.

However, most of the group sat and relaxed on the grass or mats, chatting to
each other.

Ms. Suwanna Tarnlek, coordinator of 24 June Democracy group said that the event
is a friendly campaign calling for release of political prisoners, especially Mr. Somyos
Prueksakasemsuk, who is currently serving his sentence for lese majeste. She said it was not a
political rally and she had no intention to challenge the Bangkok Authorities.

As for future
events, Ms. Suwanna said her group will organize a fun fair – based on rural temple fairs – on the
evening of 23 June to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the revolution, led by the People′s Party,
which brought down Siamese Absolute Monarchy and established democratic rule on 24 June
1932.

She said the fair would include politics parody performances and dancing well into the
night. On the next morning, she said, the group will re-enact the reading of Statement of the
People′s Party at Royal Plaza, where the revolution took place 81 years ago.

Ms Suwanna told
our correspondent that a descendant of Field Marshal Plaek Pibul Songkram, a major figure in the
revolution, would also attend the event on 24 June.

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TV Producer Denied Broadcasting Thai King Parody

The image widely shared by anti-government Facebook pages. The caption reads: "Workpoint must have an answer to this picture"

(9
June) Workpoint Entertainment, a major Thai TV show production company, spoke out on the allegations
that one of its comedy stars parodied His Majesty the King.

Royalist anti-government
Facebook pages and their ?fans? accuse Teng Terd Terng, a famous Thai comedian, of insulting the
Thai monarch. Their allegation is based on a screenshot of one of his TV appearances, in which he
sat on what appeared to be a wheelchair, holding a camera.

His Majesty the King is known to
make
public appearances
in such postures before, hence the connection.

It is understood that
the anti-government critics are lashing out at Teng Terd Terng, whose real name is Mr. Pongsak Pongsuwan, for his
attendancein birthday
of a prominent Redshirt leader. There, Mr. Pongsak called for Former PM
Thaksin Shinwatra to return to Thailand (Mr. Pongsak later said he was merely joking).

Adored
by many Redshirts, Mr. Thaksin is seen as corrupt dictator and reviled by the Yellowshirts
.
His sister Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra is currently serving as the Prime Minister.

In a statement
released today, Workpoint Entertainment said that the screenshot in fact showed an episode of the
comedy show Ching Roi Ching Larn broadcasted on 17 February this year. The episode was a parody of
a Thai novel about 2 Thais who fell in love during their stay in Japan, and Mr. Pongsak was acting
as one of the protagonists as he toured around Japan.

In the episode, Mr. Pongsak was sitting
on a rickshaw – not a wheelchair – and he used his camera to capture the beautiful scenery of Japan,
the statement said.

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Family Of 'Tony Jaa' Begs Him To Come Home

(9 June)
Family of the well-known action star ?Tony Jaa? are pleading that he come home, adding that they
have not seen or heard from him for 5 months now.

Mr. Tongdee Yeeram, father of the actor,
whose real name is Mr. Panom Yeeram, is currently suffering from his high blood pressure and
bleeding in his brain, his wife Ms. Rin Yeeram has revealed.

She said her family is keeping
close watch of Mr. Tongdee′s condition by his sickbed at their house in Surin province, and they all
are waiting for Mr. Panom to come home. She told our correspondent Mr. Tongdee was recently admitted
to hospital, too.

According to Ms. Rin, Mr. Tongdee behaved madly, as if he were possessed.
Her family believed that it results from Mr. Panom′s flirt with various martial Dark Arts with no
respect to the appropriate spirits, so the spirits are punishing his father.

She said she did
not want any money from Mr. Panom. Please feel pity for your father. He called out for you in his
sleep, Ms. Rin said tearfully.

 
Our correspondent said there were unconfirmed
reports that Mr. Panom is busy with filming his new movie, possibly a sequel to the hit film Ong
Bak which propelled him to fame in 2003.

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Police Bust High School Students 'Group Sex'

(6 June) Chonburi police
raided a motel room where group of 17 year old individuals were engaging in group sex and drinking
alcohol, some in their school uniforms.

Around 16.30, officers of Laem Chabang police station
received reports of awell-known  polytechnic school students having a sex party in a motel
room at Royleelaa motel. Police raided the hotel and found 5 female teenagers and 3 male teenagers
at the scene.

Upon arriving, police found 3 motorcycles parked in front of the room. The
hotel staff  knocked on the door, and when the doors open, police rushed into the room to find
5 female students, wearing their school P.E. uniform sitting in the room.

3 male students
were also present at the scene: 1 from the same school, and 2 who have dropped out. The 2 dropouts
were reportedly boyfriends of the 2 girls in the room. Inside the room, police found 5 empty beer
bottles, some tobacco, and used condoms.

Urine tests show no evidence of drug
abuse.

Questioning revealed that the group skipped school, rented the motel room late
morning, and came into the room one by one with alcohol and tobacco. The group said they all had
sexual intercourse inside the room.

Police have informed the parents of the teens, and also
the school, along with issuing a record of the event. The parents were alerted to escort the teens
home.

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