bangkokpost.com A British woman was found dead in a hotel swimming pool on Koh Chang on Sunday. Rachel Ann Turner, 43, was found lying face down in a two-metre deep section of the pool floor by a hotel staff member at 6am.

bbc.com Myanmar correspondent Jonah Fisher went to Ohn Taw Gyi camp in Rakhine State where everyone seems to have direct experience of the traffickers.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32746884

foxnews.com China and the United States budged not a bit Saturday over Beijing's assertive development in disputed parts of the South China Sea, with Foreign Minister Wang Ji politely but pointedly dismissing Washington's push for a diplomatic solution to ease tensions.

bangkokpost.com A photo of a receipt from a Thai restaurant posted on social media has quickly gone viral as the charge of 8,840 baht appeared excessively high, including 17 percent value-added tax and a "mandatory" 800 baht tip.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/563935/tourists-pay-8840-baht-for-a-meal


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thediplomat.com The tragedy unfolding in the Andaman Sea can no longer be ignored. If immediate action is not taken, the sea could turn into a watery graveyard, and when that happens, responsibility will lie squarely on those who stood in a position to help but failed to do.

theaustralian.com.au It is agreed seven children died from thirst and hunger between Thailand and Indonesia and at least seven adults were killed in fighting between Rohingya and Bangladeshis over the scant food and fresh water. The dead children, understood to be all Rohingya, were aged between 12 years and 30 months.

bangkokpost.com Thailand has called on international organisations to raise the Rohingya migrant issue with Myanmar (Burma) after Nay Pyi Taw signalled it may snub a regional meeting on May 29.

nationmultimedia.com Thailand will guide away boats with migrants on board found outside Thai waters or accept migrants after their boats enter Thai waters and repatriate them later, while sick boat people will be treated by medical personnel, the Internal Security Operations Command announced.



nationmultimedia.com We definitely do understand why Scandinavians are cancelling their holidays in Krabi. But Phuket too is getting filthier every year. We stay in Kata most of the time but this year we were struck by the immense filthiness of the wastewater canal that runs from Club Med to the north end of the beach where the water runs into the sea. Please clean up this mess or no tourist will ever come back.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Clean-up-the-mess-at-Kata-in-Phuket-30260279.html

bangkokpost.com The initial investment destinations for hotel and resort investors tend to cover the main Bangkok, Phuket and Samui markets, followed by Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Khao Lak (Phangnga) and Krabi as secondary markets which are also attracting some investor interest.

nationmultimedia.com More civil servants facing investigation for corruption and fraud are likely to be suspended from work in the coming week. Their names will be submitted to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, said a source at the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission. Earlier, Prayut used his powers under Article 44 to suspend 45 civil servants being investigated for corruption. Their respective ministries have been told to complete their investigations as quickly as possible and if found guilty those civil servants must be punished.

reuters Luxembourg's prime minister married his civil partner, becoming the first serving leader in the European Union to wed someone of the same sex. Xavier Bettel, 42, and Belgian architect Gauthier Destenay were among the first men to marry under a new law

NNT Krabi province is pushing forward the Halal tourism strategy to attract Muslim tourists from all around the world, says the province's vice governor.

AP Gunmen shot dead three Egyptian judges in the strife-torn Sinai Peninsula, where security forces are battling an Islamist insurgency spearheaded by an affiliate of the Islamic State group, police said. The shooting in North Sinai's provincial capital El-Arish wounded two other judges and came hours after a court in Cairo sentenced ousted president Mohammed Morsi to death for his role in a mass jailbreak during the 2011 uprising.

theage.com.au A passenger train crashed in western Germany after colliding on a crossing with a tractor transporting manure, killing two people and injuring 20, police said.

independent.ie Boots Soltan Protect & Moisturise Lotion SPF30 (200ml) and Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration Lotion SPF30 (180ml) only delivered two-thirds of the claimed protection against UVB radiation, said consumer group Which?



theguardian.com ''The Rohingya are faced with two options: stay and face annihilation, or flee,'' said Professor Penny Green, part of a group that recently completed several months research in the Rohingya's home state of Rakhine. ''If we understand genocide to be a process, that is what this is.'' Living death is what the Rohingya have been trying to flee for years.

Try Phuketwan's Asean Today daily:
http://phuketwan.com/tourism/asean-today-burma-continues-genocide-malaysia-ignores-rohingya-200-rescued-water-brits-mysterious-illness-22482/



reuters Aston Villa were crushed 6-1 by Southampton but joined Leicester City in celebrating Premier League survival on Saturday while Steven Gerrard's farewell party was spoiled as Liverpool lost 3-1 to Crystal Palace.

PA Senegal forward Sadio Mane rewriting the record books with the fastest hat-trick in the English top-flight as Southampton mauled Villa. His treble was timed at two minutes 56 seconds, breaking Scotland striker Graham Leggat's record of three minutes for Fulham in 1963.

afp Paris Saint Germain won a third straight French Ligue 1 title when a 2-1 win at Montpellier gave them an unassailable lead over second-placed Lyon with just one match to play.

skysports.com Rory McIlroy was delighted to break his own course-record at Quail Hollow as he reflected on an ''incredible'' 11-under 61 in the third round of the Wells Fargo Championship.



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