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reuters Chinese now account for one in every five tourists to the kingdom, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand. MasterCard chief economist Yuwa Hedrick-Wong told Reuters: ''One must be cautious not to go down one path too far. You must diversify.''

bangkokpost.com A prisoner was killed after a riot broke out at Songkhla prison over alleged poor living conditions and harsh rules. Officials confirmed the inmate had been shot in the eye with a rubber bullet.

scmp.com Hong Kong raised its response to Middle East respiratory syndrome from alert to serious level as South Korea confirmed six deaths and 87 infections from an outbreak of the virus.



reuters The Arakan Project's Chris Lewa is sceptical that the events of recent weeks have entirely wiped out the extortion business. ''I think smaller groups of people are still being kept. Maybe not in the jungle,'' she said, adding that criminals may be holding migrants to ransom in safe houses.

nation.com.pk ''They deserve to be treated like we all deserve to be treated - with dignity and respect.'' Activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is standing with the Rohingya people of Burma and calling on world leaders to demand an end to their persecution.

nationmultimedia.com Vice Admiral Sayant Prasongsamret, commander of the Phuket-based Third Naval Area, said that most of the boats used in trafficking Bangladeshis and the Rohingya were Thai fishing boats.

IANS A Rohingya man accused of human trafficking has been shot dead in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar town, police said.



Phuket Update Thanyapura Phuket plans to add more sport facilities and hotel rooms at a cost of 300 million baht in a bid to capture the increasing sports-event market. The new facilities will include a 100-metre training pool with five lanes.

bangkokpost.com The reform panel appointed by the junta is working to amend the draft constitution to keep the military regime in power for at least two more years.

nationmultimedia.com Strict enforcement of anti-corruption measures has helped reduce corrupt practices involving central government officials over the past year, according to Pramon Sutheewong, head of a network of anti-graft organisations. But provincial procurement has worsened - due to weak enforcement of local rules and regulations.

bangkokpost.com The Centre for National Anti-Corruption (CNAC) has submitted a second list of 152 allegedly corrupt officials to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha so he can consider whether to suspend them alongside 45 others.

reuters South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison on parole in August after serving 10 months for culpable homicide in the killing of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a family member said.

afp The proposed release date provoked an angry reaction from the parents of model and television presenter Reeva Steenkamp, 29, shot by Pistorius on Valentine's Day in 2013.

news.com.au Apple has outlined its plan to dominate the music streaming service with the launch of Apple Music at its biggest event of the year. Apple also unveiled new apps, new operating systems and easier ways to find information.

theguardian.com Barack Obama has used the close of the G7 summit in Germany to deliver his strongest criticism yet of Vladimir Putin, lambasting the Russian president's isolationist approach as the seven leaders signalled their readiness to tighten sanctions against Russia if the conflict in Ukraine escalates.

nationmultimedia.com About 50 tonnes of garbage flows into the sea from Thailand every year, but less than two tonnes of that amount is collected later, Department of Marine and Coastal Resources chief Chonlatid Suraswadi said yesterday, which was World Oceans Day.

smh.com.au It seems reports of Facebook's death may have been greatly exaggerated. The latest data from the Sensis Social Media survey shows it is declining in popularity but is still the social media tool of choice for small business.

news.com.au An Aussie family was forced to run for their lives after a man allegedly deliberately bulldozed their home. Lake Macquarie man Jamie Sager, 48, stole the D9 bulldozer from a mine yard before driving it through the bush and over cars to destroy the house.



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