Driver abandons 53 illegal migrants after truck crashes
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT - Fifty-three illegal migrants from Myanmar on their way to Malaysia were abandoned, with one suffering a broken leg, after a truck carrying them crashed in Na Bon district on Friday and the driver fled.
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Criminal Court permits Thaksin to travel abroad
The Criminal Court has approved a request from Thaksin Shinawatra to temporarily leave Thailand, with a 5-million-baht cash surety to guarantee his return.
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169 illegal migrants found crammed inside truck
KANCHANABURI — A total of 169 illegal migrants from Myanmar were arrested on Friday morning after being found crammed into a trailer truck in Thong Pha Phum district. Two Thai smugglers were also apprehended.
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24-hour booze ban for local elections
A 24-hour ban on all alcoholic beverages will be enforced from 6pm on Friday in 76 provinces, including popular tourist destinations like Phuket and Chiang Mai, as Thailand prepares for local elections nationwide.
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Thaksin urges Chiang Mai voters to achieve landslide win
CHIANG MAI — Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has made his final pleas for supporters to convert their admiration for him into votes when they head to polling stations for the election of provincial administration organisation (PAO) and council members on Saturday.
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Power cut to scammers on hold
The government has not yet decided whether to broadly cut electricity supplies to Myanmar to combat call-centre scammers believed to operate on the neighbouring country's side of the border.
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