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Fewer Than 10 Observers From Anfrel Available for Charter Referendum
BANGKOK — An organization experienced in observing elections across Asia for years will send fewer than 10 of its staff to observe the upcoming referendum on the new constitution.
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Teens Killed in Pathum Student Shootout, Shopkeeper Wounded
PATHUM THANI — Two students were killed in a gang firefight in Pathum Thani on Sunday night, which also left a shopkeeper injured by the crossfire.
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Late Royal Astrologer’s Aide Sentenced for Lese Majeste
BANGKOK — A military tribunal convicted an assistant to the Crown Prince’s late court astrologer of insulting the monarchy and sentenced him Monday to three and a half years in jail.
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Referendum Graffiti Puzzles Deep South Observers
BANGKOK — People in the three southern border provinces woke Monday to signposts and roads spraypainted with graffiti apparently denouncing the proposed constitution at stake in the upcoming referendum.
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Official Suggests Flooding Tourist Sites With Pokemon
BANGKOK — Will you “travel across Thailand, searching far and wide, each Pokemon to understand, the power that's inside?”
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Briton Burns His Chonburi Home, Hangs Himself: Police
CHONBURI — A 56-year-old Briton hanged himself after setting fire to his own house in Chonburi’s Banglamung district on early Monday, police said.
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Politicians Charged for ‘Distorting Constitution’ in Private Letters
BANGKOK — Eleven people, including former politicians and local officials, are under arrest for allegedly misrepresenting the new constitution draft that will be put to a referendum this Sunday.
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Death Traps: How Many Bangkok Theaters Lack Sprinklers, Smoke Detectors?
BANGKOK — Revelations that no smoke detectors or fire suppression systems were installed inside a large cinema destroyed Thursday by fire has prompted officials to inspect 300 other cinemas in the...
View ArticleWoman Won’t Be Charged for Video of Man Exposing Herself
PRACHINBURI — It seemed like a routine enough occurrence: Man harasses woman in public place by masturbating in front of her, woman films it and uploads video to internet to warn others.
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Somchai Regrets Taunting Gravity With Ballot Box Bravado
BANGKOK — The public face of Sunday’s charter referendum said today that he regretted embarrassing himself before a national audience and launching a thousand internet memes by breaking what he...
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Donation Drive Wins Freedom for Elderly Activist Jailed 9 Days
CHIANG MAI — After spending nine days in jail because he couldn’t afford the bond money, a 63-year-old man charged with violating the referendum law walked free last night, thanks to a crowdfunding...
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Car Bomb Attack at Yala Gas Station Averted
YALA — Police say they defused a large car bomb, preventing it from going off Wednesday night at a gas station in Yala province.
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Chinese Tourists Rescued from Sinking Boat off Koh Lanta Noi
KRABI — Navy personnel rescued four Chinese tourists from rough seas after their boat foundered in harsh weather Wednesday afternoon, an officer said.
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Authorities Anxious About Muslim Critique of Constitution Draft
BANGKOK — Governors in every province were asked Thursday to counter rumors circulating among some Muslims that their faith will not be respected in the proposed constitution being put to referendum...
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Gang Rape Leaves Student Dead, 4 Men Arrested
BANGKOK — Four men were arrested on Thursday and charged with sexually assaulting and killing a 19-year-old student at a hotel in Phayathai district.
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In Pressed Uniform, Prayuth Confirms He Will Indeed Vote ‘Yes’ For Charter
BANGKOK — It came as little surprise Friday when junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha announced he will vote for the constitution drafted under his military regime when it’s put to vote Sunday.
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More Arrested in Connection to Referendum Letters
CHIANG MAI — Two days before a referendum in which voters will accept or reject a new constitution, the crackdown on any opposition to the charter continues with two new arrests Friday.
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Pokemon Go is Here and You Can Play It Right Now
BANGKOK — As voters prepare to cast their ballots in Sunday’s referendum that will either endorse or reject a new constitution, a wild Pikachu appears!
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Judgment Day: Referendum on Charter Draft Opens
BANGKOK — Millions of voters will decide today whether they will accept or reject a new constitution drafted under the military regime that took power in the coup two years ago.
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Returns Show Landslide Win for Junta in Charter Poll
BANGKOK — Preliminary results suggest the new constitution drafted by the military regime is set to be passed by a huge margin in Sunday’s referendum.
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