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Pichit Woman Shot Dead By 'Jealous', Drunken Husband

(5 June) At 03.00 today,
Pichit police received reports of a shooting and rushed to the scene to find Ms.Boosarin Indarapun,
39, shot dead by a shotgun in the back, lying lifeless on the floor of her residence.

The
suspect did not flee, but gave himself in to the police, along with the murder weapon.
Investigations revealed him to be Mr.Somsak Kraiwun, 50, the husband of the victim. He has been
detained at Tublor police station and will be lawfully prosecuted for premeditated
murder.

Initial investigations revealed Mr.Somsak to have several wives. According to the
police, Ms.Boosarin was one of his newer more attractive wives and he used to get drunk and cause a
scene at the house out of jealousy very often. Police say some neighbors even avoided walking past
his house when he was drunk because he would accuse them of sleeping with his wife.

Before
the incident, Mr.Somsak was very drunk and a fight broke out between him and Ms.Boosarin where she
forbade him to drink alchohol. Furious at his wife, he physically abused her and she fought back
with a knife. Mr.Somsak then took a shotgun that was in the house and shot Ms.Boosarin to death, a
senior police officer at the station said.

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Cambodian Opposition Leader Denied Entry To Thailand

BANGKOK – Thai immigration police yesterday turned away Sam Rainsy, leader of the Cambodian opposition party, as he arrived in the country to attend his book launch event.

The Phnom Penh Post reported the incident, adding that there is no immediate explanation from the Thai and Cambodian authorities.

Mr. Rainsy was scheduled to appear at the Foreign Correspondent Club of Thailand in central Bangkok tonight for the introduction event of his new book "We Didn’t Start the Fire: My Struggle for Democracy in Cambodia".

It is understood that the book launch event is to go ahead as planned, and Mr. Rainsy will be speaking to the audience via video conference.

The incident raised speculation about friendly relationship between Mr. Hun Sen, the Cambodian PM, and Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, the former PM of Thailand. The current Thai government, led by Mr. Thaksin′s sister Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra, is seen as being on friendly term with the Cambodian leader.

The relationship can be gleaned from the relatively calm situation between the 2 countries despite the ongoing dispute over a border temple; the issue flared up violently during government of PM Abhisit Vejjajeeva who was hostile to Mr. Thaksin, and only subsided when Ms. Yingluck came to power.

Thaksin-Hun Sen alliance is present in form of personal relationship, too. In May this year, the son of Mr. Thaksin′s eldest sister married daughter of Mr. Liang Nam, a Cambodian politician with close ties to Mr. Hun Sen. Neither Mr. Thaksin nor Mr. Hun Sen attended the wedding, which was held in Thailand, but the ceremony was hosted by Ms. Yingluck.

 

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Vice PM: Individual With Initial 'S' Plotting Against Govt

(5
June) Vice PM Chalerm Yubamrung told reporters there is an ongoing conspiracy to overthrow the
government of PM Yingluck Shinawatra.

Mr. Chalerm was speaking to crowd of reporters at the
Government House. He claimed he had attended a 3 hour long meeting with Santibarn (detective
police) and discovered that the plotters are the same movements that campaigned against the
government of then-PM Thaksin Shinawatra in 2005-2006.

He said he had full information on the
plotters? network and he stayed up late at night everyday to discuss their movements with the
police. Nonetheless, he said neither he nor Ms. Yingluck is particularly worried about their
threat.

Mr. Chalerm also said that the plotters are led by an individual with initial S.

This guy is the troublemaker. He is the coordinator. He goes around meeting people and at
11.00 everyday he conspired with his group in Sukhumvit area, the Vice Prime Minister
said.

The reporters asked him whether the society would be confused because there are many
names in Thai starting with S. Mr. Chalerm said there should be no confusion because people
already know him. He′s black and short.

Mr. Chalerm said he would use the laws to deal with
the alleged conspirators. He did not give further details about the plot nor the individuals.
However, our correspondent adds that Mr. Chalerm is known for his flamboyant and sometimes
incoherent statements to the media.

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School Kid Died After Falling Into Water Tank

(4 June) Around 07.00
today officer of duty at Lamae police station received reports of a child falling into the water
tank at Lamae Muangmai market, Chumpon province.

Rescue workers and police officers rushed
to the scene to find many locals gathering around the water tank behind the market, which is the
water supply for the village. The tank is 5 meters deeps and has a 4 meter diameter. The top of the
tank was intact, but the door at the side of the tank was opened.

Officers and rescue workers
tried to rescue the child in the water tank, sucking out all the water with a fire hose and going in
with diving equipment to search for the child. After 30 minutes, rescue workers found the no longer
breathing body of Nong (little brother) Golf and send him to the hospital, but they were too
late.

Nong Kae (alias), 6, Nong Golf’s friend, said that they were playing near the tank,
waiting for their parents to finish selling friend chicken in the market. Nong Golf dared him to
climb to the top of the water tower, but he refused to. Nong Golf went up and looked into the
opening at the side of the tank and fell in. The boy ran into the market and called for help but
help did not arrive in time.

Nong Golf is the youngest son of Ms.Suthep, 46, a Chumporn local
who sells fried chicken in that market. He was a kindergarten year 2 student and was a smart and
curious boy. The water tank opening had a slot for a key, but no locks were placed there and there
were no measures to deter children from getting to the top of the tank.

 Police are now
investigating for the parties responsible for the unlocked opening at the side of the water tank.

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Ministry Of Tourism Considering Yingluck's 'Thai Maldives' Proposal

(4 June) The Minister of
Tourism said he′s ready to adopt the idea of turning Thailand into the new Maldives as proposed by
PM Yingluck Shinawatra after her trip to the South Asian nation.

Previously, Ms.
Yingluck has said that
the Maldives have beautiful seascape and coral reefs for tourists to see, and Thailand posessess
equally beautiful islands. But the difference is that the Maldives has superior cleanliness, are
more environmentally friendly, and are primarily focused on the safety of tourists, according to the
Prime Minister.

Mr .Somsak Purisrisak, Minister of Tourism and Sports, gave an
interview in regards to the Prim Minister’s plan for Thailand to support investors to improve the
environment of the tourism to Thailand hoping to draw tourists with high purchasing power, much like
the Maldives.

Mr.Somsak said that the potential for Thailand to promote marine tourism like
the Maldives is dependent on the Ministry of Tourism and Sports who will be integrated tourism
benefits in a manner of Eco Tourism, which has been started in many islands, such as Ang Tong
Islands, Surathani. Koh Paluay is considered a green island and is a favorite among tourists as
well, he said.

Many other islands attract foreign tourists to Thailand, even though they
are not yet as famous as the Malives, for example, Chang islands. Thus, to follow in the words of
the PM, the ministry will be coordinating with each province with islands in the Gulf of Thailand
and Andaman Sea, the minister said.

Mr. Somsak stated that the Ministry of Tourism and
Sports projects the number of tourists is expected to reach 25 million by the end of 2013, with an
earnings estimate of 1.6 trillion baht. The government has set a target of 2 million baht for 2015
by international marketing for the tourists from the upperclass Indian market, European market,
Russia, and upper class Chinese tourists.

The minister is also set to travel to Beijing to
sign a partnership with China′s Ministry of Tourism on June 19 to help resolve issues “zero dollar
tours”.

ero dollar tours refer to the extorting method operated by a number of tour
companies in Thailand, especially in the southern part of the country. These tour companies do not
charge tour fares from inbound tour companies which bring tourists from China, lowering the price of
the tour package these tourists had to pay back home and consequently increasing incentives for them
to choose the package.

However, once in Thailand, the tourists will be forced to pay for many
additional fees to generate profits for the Thailand-based companies. The tour guides will ferry the
tourists to markets or jewelry shops and forced them to buy overpriced items (from which the
companies will receive commissions), and to tourist attractions where the tourists are required to
pay to participate, such as sex shows or other entertainment venues.

If the tourists refuse,
the guides will resort to threatening manner or even violent means. Some tour guides even leave the
tour group stranded in shopping malls if they cannot make enough profit out of the groups. Analysts
say the practice has greatly damaged Thailand′s reputation as a tourist destination.

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Press Needs To Be Responsible, Yingluck Told Media Summit

(4 June) PM Yingluck Shinawatra gave
keynote address to the
65th World News Paper Congress, hosted
at Central World shopping mall in Bangkok today.

She thanks everyone,
especially the media who give her a chance to run the country in the hard times when she had to
undertake the hard problems during the Great Flood of 2011.

Today, Ms. Yingluck said, the
government has shown that Thailand is a country to visit and she is excited to appear in front of
the media to thank them for the kindness they have shown from her first days of work.

She
also expressed gratitude to the Board of WAN-IFRA to choose Thailand as the host of the conference
this year, stating that we are proud to welcome experts and newspaper editors, advertisers and media
from around the world.

The Prime Minister said that ASEAN will become one of the main
machinery of growth for Thailand, with a population of over 600 million people with rising incomes
and purchasing power comes enormous potential for business growth, so countries must accelerate work
to reduce barriers to trade, which she is confident that the ASEAN will achieve its goals in 2015.

Asia has a variety of cultural, political, economic concepts and lifestyle, she said.

This diversity is a strength. It is possible this may lead to conflict and confrontation,
it requires carefulness and understanding, Ms. Yingluck told the audience.

Later in her
speech, she turned to the topics on the media by saying that the press has a key role because the
responsibility and freedom of the press to make the public receive the information accurately and
completely, while being thoughtful.

However, she said, the lack of responsible freedom will
create confusion or misinterpretation.

Freedom of the press is not entirely unlimited within
a developed democracy, Ms. Yingluck said, so it is necessary to take into account the interests of
the public, peace, individual rights, and national security, and be aware that there are third
parties who want to distort information for personal gain.

Therefore, Ms. Yingluck told her
audience, the responsibility of the media and journalism needs to stand on the basis of
professionalism and common sense, it is important to have a balance between freedom and
responsibility of the press.

Maybe the information is correct and incorrect, which has
become more difficult to discern. It requires close cooperation between the editors to ensure that
the information via the Internet  truly reflects the balance between freedom and responsibility
of the media, the Prime Minister concluded.

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Woman Horrified To See Her Photos In Online Prostitution Ad

(4 June) A woman reported
to Chuangpuak police station in Chiang Mai province that she was a victim of identity theft which
used her photos in advertisement for online prostitution service.

Ms.Noongning (alias), 25, was described to be a sister to a famous TV news
reporter in Chiang Mai province. She
informed police that her photos on her personal Facebook account has been used
on a prostitution website, with her telephone number attached and has caused damages to herself and
her family.

Her sister brought her in to press charges at the police station at 10.00. They
handed
the photos and the telephone number on the website
as evidence for the case to
Pol.Lt.Col. Intarat
Saenpunya, investigative officer at Changpuak police station. The police questioned Ms.Noongning for
2 hours.

Speaking to reporters, Ms.Noongning said she used to work at a beauty
salon, and is now currently unemployed. She said her images have been used on online dating sites,
inviting men to call her for prostitution service.

Ms. Noongning said she received hundreds
of calls on her phone, so much so that she had to turn it off and inform her sister, who is a TV
channel reporter. Her sister then took her to the police station to press
charges.

Ms.Noongning revealed that she has also contacted Google to delete the photos from
the database. She added that she did not give out her phone number on Facebook and does not know
where the culprit got her number.

She said that the photos on the website have been
retouched and she implored police to capture the culprit to set an example and prevent other women
from getting harmed in this way. She added that he has an ex-boyfriend but does not believe that he
is the suspect, since the breakup was amicable.

She also ruled out her ex-coworkers since
they would not play such jokes on her.

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Songkhla Woman Burned, Seriously Injured By Her Husband

(3 June) A man dowsed his wife
with gasoline and set her on fire in Songkhla province today, reportedly because he feared she was
cheating on him.

Police received report about the incident around 08.00 today. Ms. Chutima
Tongkrai, 37, was admitted to Buengkarn Hospital with severe burns throughout her body, from her
face down to her waist, while her arms and legs were also burned. Doctors at the hospital said she
suffered 60% burn of her body and is now monitored closely in the ICU.

Later, her husband,
Mr. Jirawat Kaewsuk, 53, arrived
at the hospital to treat his burned wounds, and the police apprehended him. Mr. Jirawat told police
at the police station that he had been married to Ms. Chutima for 12 years. They had 2 children
together, one aged 6 and the other aged 1.

Mr. Jirawat said in the past year they had argued
with each other a lot. 10 days ago, he said, they had big fights and Ms. Chutima left him. Mr.
Jirawat said he eventually caught up with her at her relative′s house but she refused to go back to
him. Ms. Chutima also reportedly asked Mr. Jirawat for a divorce.

The suspect told police
that Ms. Chutima′s relative whispered to him that his wife already found a new man, so he confronted
Ms. Chutima about this. She reportedly confirmed the news, enraging Mr. Jirawat, who left the house
to buy a bottle of gasoline and came back to the house with the intention to burn her face so she
would become ugly.

However, Mr. Jirawat continued in his confession, Ms. Chutima ran around
the house, escaping from him, so he dowsed her body with the gasoline and ignite it with his
lighter. The incident happened in front of Ms. Chutima′s family members who attempted to stop the
attack but failed. Mr. Jirawat was also burned in his leg, caused by Ms. Chutima′s struggle against
him as he set her aflame.

The police charged Mr. Jirawat with attempted murder.

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Pathumthani Rocked By College Gang Fights

(3
June) Rival college gangs clashed with each other this morning in Pathumthani, and another fight
almost broke out in local hospital later where the gang members were sent to treat their
wounds.

The clash between 2 gangs of student began around 09.00, with some students seen
throwing homemade explosives in direction of their rivals in front of Major Cineplex cinema,
injuring a number of people. The students were from Pathumthani Technical School and Pathumthani
Technology College.

After the incident, police arrested 23 people. The injured were sent to
Pathumthani hospital. However, the gang members followed their injured friends there, and met with
the rival gang in the hospital. Fistfights were about to ensue when police officers at the hospital
broke up the groups in time.

There′s also report of some students firing their pen-pistols
toward the of students at a bus stop in front of Soi Rungrueng. The police moved in to arrest the
attackers, and identified them as students from Pathumthani Technology. 12 people were arrested
afterwards.

Polytechnic schools in Bangkok are known for fomenting deep rivalry against one
another, and the gangs often clashed on streets, sometimes with fatal casualties. Some bystanders
caught up in the fights had been injured or even killed before.

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Red Masks Face-Off With Guy Fawkes Masks

(2 June) The term
?political masquerade? gets somewhat literal meaning in central Bangkok today after
anti-government protesters who donned Guy Fawkes masks were met with counter-protesters wearing red
masks.

Earlier in the day, around 500 anti-government protesters gathered around the plaza in
front of Central World shopping, Ratchaprasong intersection, with their Guy Fawkes masks to voice
their opposition to the government of PM Yingluck Shinawatra.

The rally followed an online
trend in which many government critics adopted the masks as their profile pictures of social network
sites. The anti-government faction portrayed their movement as ?Thai Spring?, claiming
they are following footsteps of dissidents in the Arab world.

However, the number of those
who showed up at the protest is notably much smaller than the size of their virtual revolution. One
man holds up a sign that reads Next time we will come in millions. Others displayed signs that
affirm their loyalty to the King of Thailand, reflecting the belief among government critics that
Ms. Yingluck and her brother, ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, are threat to the
monarchy.

On 17.00, the protesters marched to Siam Center shopping mall, but a different
group of protesters were already staging their rally on the pavement there. The counter-protesters
wore arrays of red-colored masks, featuring faces from famous Japanese manga. A sign held by a
protester reads We will overthrow the Ammart (feudal rulers) regime and its tyranny in Thailand,
in a clear rebuke to the Guy Fawkes crowd who marched under a banner that reads We will overthrow
Thaksin regime.

Members of the red mask protests say they call themselves Red Sayiew
(feeling sexy), parodying the radical, progressive Red Siam faction of the Redshirts.

Mr.
Pakorn Cheewangkul, leader of Red Sayiew, said in an interview that his group merely wants to mock
the anti-government Guy Fawkes maskers and had no political agenda. He denied any link to the
Redshirts, insisting that he organized the event out of dedication to democracy.

If they Guy
Fawkes people continue to protest, we will be there again, Mr. Pakorn promised.

Guy Fawkes
protester finished their march in front of Bangkok Art and Culture Center. The group eventually
finished their rally after singing the royal anthem. Their newly-formed nemesis Red Sayiew
protesters quickly disbanded soon after.

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